Zecke

German (Berlin)

/ˈtsɛkə/

noun
Definitions
  • tick (animal)
  • (slang) punk (with leftist background)

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German cecho inherited from Proto-Germanic *tīkkô.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tīkkô

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