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hamstra.

to hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect (large) stocks for later use (like a hamster hides food in its cheeks)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect (large) stocks for later use (like a hamster hides food in its cheeks)

    I Stockholm uppstod en utpräglad knapphet i fråga om mjölk och fortsatt kaos på smörmarknaden, där förut hamstrat smör kastades in och nya partier hamstrades.
Where this word comes from

hamster + -a, a calque of German hamstern, used in Swedish since the Great War 1914–1918, cognate with Danish hamstre.

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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.