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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German zāch, from Old High German zāhi, zāh, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī) (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”). Cognate with German zäh (“tough; chewy”), Dutch taai (“tough; chewy”), Low German taag (“tough; chewy”), English tough.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɑːx/,
- Hyphenation: zaach
Adjective
zaach (comparative zaacher, superlative zaachstn)
- (of food) chewy, stringy
- Des Schnitzl woa zaach. ― The schnitzel was chewy.
- (of a person) tough, tenacious, persistent
- Er is a zaacher Hund. ― He is a tough guy.
- (of a person) lazy, sluggish
- Er is a zaacher Hund. ― He is a sluggard.
- arduous, tedious, tiresome, boring
- Der Füm woa so zaach. ― The film was so boring.