malochen

German

Etymology

Denominal from Maloche (toil, labour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈloːxən/, (seldom) /maˈlɔxən/
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  • Hyphenation: ma‧lo‧chen

Verb

malochen (weak, third-person singular present malocht, past tense malochte, past participle malocht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to do hard (typically physical) work, to drudge, toil, labour
    Synonyms: schuften, ackern, klotzen, rackern, sich placken; see also Thesaurus:arbeiten

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Further reading

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