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Höcker
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Hocker
German
Etymology
Umlauted variant (16th c., perhaps from a plural and/or the adjective de höckerig) of older de Hocker (15th c.), itself an intensified form of de Hoger, from de gmh hoger, from de goh hogar (12th c.). Related with de Hügel and de hoch.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhœkɐ/
de De-Höcker.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
hump (especially on a camel etc.)
Declension
m
Derived terms
de höckerig
de Höckerschwan m
de Höckertier n
de Kamelhöcker m
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