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zocken.

to gamble

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtsɔkən/[ˈtsɔk(ə)n][ˈtsɔkŋ̍]

  1. to gamble

    intransitive · weak

  2. to play video games (sometimes extended to card games)

    intransitive · transitive · weak
    Ich habe damals ziemlich intensiv WoW gezockt.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish צחקען (tskhoken, “to gamble”), from Hebrew שיחק / שִׂחֵק (sikhék, “to play”) or צָחַק (tsakhák, “to laugh”).

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