German

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Etymology

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From Maloche (labour), from Yiddish.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maˈloːχn̩], [maˈlɔχn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ma‧lo‧chen

Verb

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

  1. to drudge, labour
    Synonyms: schuften, ackern, klotzen, rackern, schaffen; see also Thesaurus:arbeiten

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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