German

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Etymology

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be- +‎ Kot (feces) +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈkoːtn̩/, /bəˈkoːtən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ko‧ten

Verb

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bekoten (weak, third-person singular present bekotet, past tense bekotete, past participle bekotet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to soil with feces
    Störche bekoten an heißen Tagen ihre Beine, um durch die Verdunstung etwas Kühlung zu erhalten.
    Storks soil their legs with feces on hot days to get a little cooling through evaporation.

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