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Baatsch
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
Deverbal from lb baatschen, from late lb gmh patschen, gmh *batschen to smack, slap, of onomatopoeic origin (compare de patschen). Possibly reinforced by or conflated with lb de Peitsche whip, from eastern lb gmh peitsche, from lb zlw-ocs bīč.
Pronunciation
lb /baːtʃ/ [baːt͡ʃ]
Noun
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whip, crop
fly swatter
Derived terms
lb baatschen to whip