goochem

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חכם (khokhem), from Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám).

First attested in the year 1800.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxoː.xəm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: goo‧chem

Adjective

goochem (comparative goochemer, superlative goochemst)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) smart, cunning, streetwise

Declension

Declension of goochem
uninflected goochem
inflected goocheme
comparative goochemer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial goochem goochemer het goochemst
het goochemste
indefinite m./f. sing. goocheme goochemere goochemste
n. sing. goochem goochemer goochemste
plural goocheme goochemere goochemste
definite goocheme goochemere goochemste
partitive goochems goochemers —

Derived terms

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