Meaning
- (weak) to thump, to throb
- (weak) to insist
Synonyms
klopf klopf machen
bumpern
einfordern
Forderung stellen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bepperle
Basel-Landschaft
boppere
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɔxn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German bochen, puchen, from Proto-Germanic *puk-, which is probably imitative. Or, perhaps related to French poquer (“move in pétanque”).
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