# die Wachtel

die Wachtel is a German noun meaning “quail”. Forms: der Wachtel, die Wachteln.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Wachtel
- Plural: die Wachteln

## In other languages

- Русский: перепел
- Українська: перепел

## Meanings

1. quail
2. _derogatory · slang_ screw (i.e., prison guard)

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