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Rotz

Pronunciation: /ʁɔt͡s/

“Rotz” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. snot
  2. glanders

Etymology

From Middle High German rotz, roz, from Old High German roz, hroz, from Proto-West Germanic *hrott, *hrot, *hrutt (“snot, slime”), which is likely ultimately of imitative origin. Cognate with Old English hrot. Possibly related with Old High German hrūzan, Old English hrūtan (“to snore”). Compare also Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “mucus”).

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