hebzucht
Dutch
Etymology
18th century or earlier. From hebben + zucht, calque of German Habsucht.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: heb‧zucht
Noun
hebzucht f (uncountable)
- greed, avarice
- Hebzucht is de wortel van alle kwaad, benevens clichés uiteraard.
- Greed is the root of all evil, beside clichés, of course.
Derived terms
- hebzuchtig