Maloche

See also: maloche

German

Alternative forms

• Malooche

Etymology

Rotwelsch, borrowed from Yiddish מלאָכה (melokhe, “work, labour”), from Hebrew מְלָאכָה (m'lakhá, “work, labour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈloːxə/, /maˈlɔxə/

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Noun

Maloche f (genitive Maloche, no plural)

1. (informal) labour, toil

Declension

Declension of Maloche [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Maloche
genitive	einer	der	Maloche
dative	einer	der	Maloche
accusative	eine	die	Maloche

Derived terms

• malochen (verb)

Further reading

• “Maloche” in Duden online
• “Maloche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache