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torkeln.

to press (to extract juice from fruits, especially grapes)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɔʁkəln/[ˈtɔʁkl̩n]
  1. to press (to extract juice from fruits, especially grapes)

    dated · transitive · weak
  2. to totter (to move or stand unsteadily)

    intransitive · weak
  3. to stagger (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion)

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From late Middle High German torkeln, from Late Latin torculo (“to press”), a derivation of Latin torculum (“wine press”).

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