schnalzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snalzen (to move with a noise peculiar to the rapid movement of the fingers or the tongue).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnalt͡sən/
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Verb

schnalzen (third-person singular simple present schnalzt, past tense schnalzte, past participle geschnalzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. To click (one's tongue)
  2. (regional) To snap one's fingers

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References

  1. schnalzen in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
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