Loch

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Meaning

  1. (neuter,strong) hole; perforation
  2. (neuter,strong) hole in the ground; pit
  3. (neuter,strong) gap; bare spot
  4. (neuter,strong) cavity
  5. (neuter,strong) dungeon; underground prison
  6. (colloquial,neuter,strong) prison; jail
  7. (colloquial,neuter,strong) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
  8. (colloquial,neuter,strong) boring small town or village

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schaabeloch

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɔx/
Etymology

From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic *lok (“lock; hole”).

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