Yiddish

edit

Etymology

edit

Hebrew אָכַל (akhál) +‎ ־לען (-len).

Verb

edit

אַכלען (akhlen) (past participle געאַכלט (geakhlt))

  1. (Western Yiddish) to eat
  2. (humorous) to gorge (eat greedily and in large quantities)

Conjugation

edit

Descendants

edit
  • German: acheln