schmarotzen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

15th c. Middle High German smorotzen (to beg), further origin unclear.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʃmaˈʁɔt͡sn̩]
  • Hyphenation: schma‧rot‧zen
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

schmarotzen (weak, third-person singular present schmarotzt, past tense schmarotzte, past participle schmarotzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sponge, to freeload
  2. (intransitive, biology) to parasitize

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