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rossen.

to beat, to rough up

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈrɔ.sə(n)/
  1. to beat, to rough up

    informal · transitive
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  2. to brush (oneself) firmly; to groom (an animal) with a grooming comb

    dated · transitive
  3. to rape

    Suriname · transitive
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from ros + -en, a shortening of roskammen or related to French rosser.

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