Fetzen
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper)
- (masculine,strong) rags (tattered clothing)
- (colloquial,masculine,strong) low-quality, ill-fitting clothing
- (Austria,dated,masculine,strong) work apron
- (Austria,colloquial,masculine,strong) cleaning cloth, dustcloth
- (Austria,colloquial,masculine,strong) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)
- (Austria,Bavaria,colloquial,masculine,strong) alcohol intoxication
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Etymology
From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”). Cognate with Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato.
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