vaska.
to wash
Meaning & usage
to wash
to separate gold from dirt and sand with a pan
Har du någonsin vaskat guld?
to get at valuable items or thoughts from an abundance of less interesting material
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.
to buy (expensive) champagne (at a restaurant) and pour it (or have it poured) down the drain (to flaunt wealth)
to buy anything and deliberately destroy it (to flaunt wealth)
Where this word comes from
From vask (“sink”) + -a.
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