zechen

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German

Etymology

Zeche +‎ -en

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ze‧chen

Verb

zechen (weak, third-person singular present zecht, past tense zechte, past participle gezecht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, slang) to drink alcohol to excess; to booze
    Synonym: see Thesaurus:betrinken

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Further reading

  • zechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zechen” in Duden online
  • zechen” in OpenThesaurus.de