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Krapp.

madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʁap/
  1. madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it

    masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-Germanic *krappô (“hook”), a reference to the plant’s hook-shaped thorns. Doublet of Krapfen.

noun/kʁap/
  1. crow, raven

    dialectal · masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare English crow, Swedish korp.

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