Macke

See also: mackę and macke

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yiddish מכּה (make, “plague, wound”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מַכָּה (maká, “blow, wound”), from הִכָּה (hiká, “to hit, to strike”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Macke f (genitive Macke, plural Macken)

1. quirk (odd behaviour of someone)
2. defect