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schaven.

to plane, to grate

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxaːvə(n)/
  1. to plane, to grate

    transitive
  2. to smooth

    transitive
  3. to rub roughly, over a rough surface

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schāven, from Old Dutch *skavan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.