fauchen

Meaning

1. (intransitive, weak) to hiss, to spit, to growl
2. (figuratively, intransitive, weak) to hiss (e.g., escaping steam)
3. (figuratively, intransitive, weak) to snap (to speak in an irritable way)

Concepts

hiss

spit

fizz

sizzle

Synonyms

zischen

schnauben

widerreden

Translations

tıss

siffler

chiar

tıslamak

fischiare

bufar

sibilare

sibilo

zittire

pétiller

zufolare

racler

strīdō

sfrigolare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaʊ̯xən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: pfūchen

Inherited from Old High German: *pfūhhan

Cognate with English: puke

In summary

From Middle High German pfūchen, phūchen, from Old High German *pfūhhan (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). The modern onset f- instead of pf- is from East Central German. Compare English puke.