radebrechen

German (Berlin)

/ˈʁaːdəˌbʁɛçən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to speak broken English, French, etc., to smatter a language speak a language with only slight knowledge
  • to speak pidgin
  • (obsolete) to break on the wheel

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German radebrechen (break on the wheel) affix from German Rad (wheel, bicycle, bicyle, bike) + German brechen (break, vomit).

Origin

German (Berlin)

brechen

Gloss

break, vomit

Concept
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