See also: kacke and käcke

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

An onomatopoeic creation relating to the sound a baby makes when pressing while defecating (“a-a-”); compare Aa machen as well as Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κακκάω (kakkáō).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkakə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧cke; version deprecated in the 1996 spelling reform: Kak‧ke

Noun edit

Kacke f (genitive Kacke, no plural)

  1. (slightly vulgar) crap (something of poor quality; feces)

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

  • (feces): Exkrement n (very formal)
  • (feces): Kaviar m (paraphilia)
  • (feces): Kot m (formal)
  • (something of poor quality; feces): Scheiße f (vulgar)
  • (feces): Stuhl m (medical jargon)
  • (feces): A-a n (children's speech)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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