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pochen
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
pochen
- to brag
Conjugation
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German bochen, puchen, from Proto-Germanic *puk-, which is probably imitative. Or, perhaps related to French poquer (“move in pétanque”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pochen (weak, third-person singular present pocht, past tense pochte, past participle gepocht, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- nachpochen
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “poker”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Pochen”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. under poker, n.4.
- “pochen” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.
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Spanish
Verb
pochen
- inflection of pochar:
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