latschen

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Latsche.

Noun

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latschen (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of krummholz (dense low matted bushes at the tree-line)
    • 1853, Charles Boner, Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria, page 286:
      At first he was partly hidden among the latschen, then his hind-quarters, quite black, emerged from the dark green bushes, as he slowly moved on, perfectly unconscious of our neighbourhood.

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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latschen (weak, third-person singular present latscht, past tense latschte, past participle gelatscht, auxiliary sein)

  1. (colloquial) to traipse, trudge
    • 2022 May 21, Adrian Lobe, “Eine virtuelle Tour durch „Roblox“: Im Cabrio durchs Metaversum”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Ich überquere die Straße und latsche ins Polizeirevier. Drinnen: gähnende Leere. Kein Polizist weit und breit. Anscheinend haben hier alle frei.
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