Meaning

  1. (weak) to thump, to throb
  2. (weak) to insist

Frequency

25k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bepperle

Basel-Landschaft

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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