bekoten

German

Etymology

be- +‎ Kot (“feces”) +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈkoːtn̩/, /bəˈkoːtən/
• Hyphenation: be‧ko‧ten

Verb

1. to soil with feces

   Störche bekoten an heißen Tagen ihre Beine, um durch die Verdunstung etwas Kühlung zu erhalten.

   Storks soil their legs with feces on hot days to get a little cooling through evaporation.

Derived terms

• Bekoten
• Bekoter
• Bekotung
• bekotend
• bekotet

Related terms

• verkoten