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hacka.

a pick, pickaxe; a tool used to hack

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a pick, pickaxe; a tool used to hack

    common-gender
  2. a small sum of money

    common-gender
    tjäna en hacka
  3. a card of low rank, a spot card

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish hakka, likely borrowed from Middle Low German hacken. Cognate with Dutch hakken, German hacken. Senses "amount of money" and "low-rank cards" influenced by Middle Low German hacke (“mincemeat”), with the implication that minced meat is of low value.

verb
  1. to hack; chop, cut, mince

  2. to pick on; find fault with

    Sluta hacka på honom bara för att han är annorlunda!
  3. to hack; to skillfully use a computer; to commit computer crime

    hacka matrisen
  4. to be choppy, to stutter

    Mitt grafikkort är för segt, så spelet hackar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish hakka, likely borrowed from Middle Low German hacken. Cognate with Dutch hakken, German hacken. Senses "amount of money" and "low-rank cards" influenced by Middle Low German hacke (“mincemeat”), with the implication that minced meat is of low value.

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