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Etymology edit

From kehren +‎ -ich +‎ -t (an element of no semantic content appearing often after -ig / -ich in Early New High German).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːrɪçt/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Kehricht m or n (strong, genitive Kehrichts, no plural)

  1. dust, grime, soil spreading the ground in a flat fashion and attainable by the besom
  2. (Switzerland) garbage, trash in general
    Synonyms: Müll, Abfall

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