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vaska.

to wash

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to wash

  2. to separate gold from dirt and sand with a pan

    Har du någonsin vaskat guld?
  3. to get at valuable items or thoughts from an abundance of less interesting material

    informal
    Har du lyckats vaska fram något om den misstänkte?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Old Norse vaska Swedish vaska Inherited from Old Norse vaska, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną.

verb
  1. to buy (expensive) champagne (at a restaurant) and pour it (or have it poured) down the drain (to flaunt wealth)

    slang
  2. to buy anything and deliberately destroy it (to flaunt wealth)

    broadly · slang
Where this word comes from

From vask (“sink”) + -a.

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