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noppa.

a pill, a bobble (ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/nɔpa/
  1. a pill, a bobble (ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish noppa, from Old Norse *hnoppa, from Proto-Germanic *hnuppô.

verb/nɔpa/
  1. to pick (usually pills from the surface of a textile, or eyebrows), (of eyebrows) to pluck

    noppa ögonbrynen
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Possibly inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnuppōną (“tear off”). Possibly verbification of the noun. Compare origin of nypa.

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