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Drachen

  1. (masculine, strong) kite; hang glider (any gliding construction of poles and fabric)
  2. (derogatory, masculine, strong) dragon, shrew, battle axe, vixen, harpy (unkind woman, wife)
  3. (masculine, nonstandard, strong) dragon (mythical beast)

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Drache

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

drach

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

guggedrach

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʁaxən/
Etymology

Alternative form of Drache (“dragon”), secondarily specified to two (among each other unrelated) special meanings of the word.

Papierdrachen

Zankeisen

Deltasegler

Hausdrachen

zänkisches Weib

Flugdrachen

Hanggleiter

Zippe

feuerspeiender Drache

Meckertante

Gewitterziege

boshaftes Weibsstück

Meckerziege

bemanntes Gleitfluggerät

Giftnudel

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