Schlauch

Meaning

  1. (masculine,strong) hose, tube (flexible pipe)
  2. (masculine,strong) waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids)
  3. (colloquial,masculine,strong) a long and narrow room or flat
  4. (Austria,colloquial,masculine,strong) potbelly, paunch (protruding belly)

Synonyms

Männerrock

Poncho

Schwerarbeit

schwere Arbeit

Sklavenarbeit

Steigleitung

Tabakspfeife

Sträflingsarbeit

Kamisol

Brustwams

Verrohrung

Kamisol, Röhre, Männerrock, Wams, Brustwams, Jacke

Rauchabzugsrohr

Röhre, Barre, Stange

Kanal, Röhre

Kärrnerarbeit

Schwerstarbeit

harte körperliche Arbeit

Steine klopfen

langgezogener Raum

Barre

Frequency

C1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃlaʊ̯x/
Etymology

From Middle High German slūch (“waterskin, snakeskin, slough”). Immediately cognate with Old Saxon slūk, also related with English slough. From the same root as schlüpfen (“to hatch, slip”).

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