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skrapa.

to scrape, to scratch

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to scrape, to scratch

    skrapa bort färg
    skrapa en skraplott
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish skrapa, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep-.

noun

  1. a scraper (tool for scraping)

    common-gender
    degskrapa
    vägskrapa

  2. a scraper (tool for scraping) a squeegee

    common-gender
    fönsterskrapa
    golvskrapa

  3. short for skyskrapa (“skyscraper”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · common-gender

  4. a telling off

    common-gender
    få sig en skrapa
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish skrapa, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep-.

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