schmarotzen

German

Etymology

15th c. Middle High German smorotzen (to beg), further origin unclear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃmaˈʁɔt͡sn̩]
  • Hyphenation: schma‧rot‧zen
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Verb

schmarotzen (weak, third-person singular present schmarotzt, past tense schmarotzte, past participle schmarotzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sponge, to freeload
  2. (intransitive, biology) to parasitize

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