German edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ Kot (feces) +‎ -en

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈkoːtn̩/, /bəˈkoːtən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ko‧ten

Verb edit

bekoten (weak, third-person singular present bekotet, past tense bekotete, past participle bekotet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to soil with feces
    Störche bekoten an heißen Tagen ihre Beine, um durch die Verdunstung etwas Kühlung zu erhalten.
    Storks soil their legs with feces on hot days to get a little cooling through evaporation.

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