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Etymology edit

From ver- +‎ schlucken (to swallow). In “to swallow up”, the prefix is used in the sense of “entirely, completely”. In “to choke”, it is used in the sense of “wrongly, faultily” (equivalent to English *to mis-swallow).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʊkŋ̩]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧schlu‧cken
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Verb edit

verschlucken (weak, third-person singular present verschluckt, past tense verschluckte, past participle verschluckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, also figurative) to swallow, swallow up
  2. (reflexive) to choke (get food etc. into one's windpipe)
    Synonym: (reflexive) verkutzen

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