Masculí

Pauker

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (masculine, strong) a kettledrummer (male or unspecified gender)
  2. (dated, derogatory, masculine, strong) a teacher (male or unspecified gender)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Inherited from Middle High German pūkære. The sense of "teacher" is attested since 18th century, shortened from Arschpauker (literally “someone who beats the bottom when teaching”), equivalent to arsch- (“intensifier”) + Pauke (“kettledrum”).

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