Maloche

See also: maloche

German

Alternative forms
  • Malooche

Etymology

Rotwelsch, borrowed from Yiddish מלאָכה (melokhe, “work, labour”), from Hebrew מְלָאכָה (m'lakhá, “work, labour”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈloːxə/, /maˈlɔxə/
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Noun

Maloche f (genitive Maloche, no plural)

  1. (informal) labour, toil

Declension
Declension of Maloche [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Maloche
genitive einer der Maloche
dative einer der Maloche
accusative eine die Maloche

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Maloche” in Duden online
  • “Maloche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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