Hachse

German

Alternative forms
  • Haxe
  • Hächse, Hechse (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German hahsen pl (“poplits”) < Old High German hāhsina (“Achilles tendon”) < Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu. Compare obsolete dialectal English huxen.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (cooking) hock, shank, knuckle
    Synonym: Unterschenkel
  2. (slang) leg
    Schwing die Hachsen! ― Get a move on!

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Kalbshachse
  • Schweinshachse

Further reading
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