Hack

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See also: hack and häck

English

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Etymology

Proper noun

Hack

  1. A surname

German

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /hak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Etymology

Clipping of Hackfleisch.

Noun

Hack n (strong, genitive Hacks, no plural)

  1. minced meat, ground meat
    Geben Sie mir bitte ein Pfund Hack.
    Please give me a pound of ground meat.
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Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Etymology 1

English hackney, cp. hack

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Wikipedia de
Noun

Hack m (strong, genitive Hacks or Hack, plural Hacks)

  1. show horse (of unspecified breed)
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Etymology 2

English hack

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Noun

Hack m (strong, genitive Hacks, plural Hacks)

  1. (computing, slang) hack (exploit; illegitimate attempt to gain access)
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Further reading

  • Hack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Hack” in Duden online
  • Hack” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German hakke, from Proto-Germanic *hak(k)-, perhaps related to *hakô. Compare German Hacke, Dutch hak.

Noun

Hack f (plural Hacke)

  1. hoe

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hack.

Noun

Hack m (plural Hacke)

  1. lash, blow
  2. cutting rejoinder