Pauke
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See also: pauke
Etymology
From Middle High German pūke (“drum”). Further origin unknown, possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate with Yiddish פּויק (poyk).
Pronunciation
Noun
Pauke f (genitive Pauke, plural Pauken)
- (music) kettledrum, timpani
- Synonym: Kesselpauke
- (loosely in general parlance) bass drum, any large low-pitched drum, especially as part of a marching band
- (colloquial, figurative) scolding
- Standpauke ― harangue
Declension
Declension of Pauke [feminine]
Derived terms
- auf die Pauke hauen
- mit Pauken und Trompeten
- Moralpauke
- pauken
- Paukenschläger
- Paukist
- Standpauke
Further reading
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