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scruta.

pot;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskruː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈskruː.ta]

rubbish, broken trash
declension-2 · plural · plural-only
vestīmentum aliquod ex vīlibus scrūtīs cōnsarcinātum

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. May be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krew-t- or *(s)kroy-t-, extended from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Probably cognate with Proto-Germanic *skraudaną (“to cut up, shred”) (whence Old High German scrōtan). Compare also scrūpus.

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