schroff

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صراف (sarâf) or Urdu صراف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Pronunciation

Noun

schroff (plural schroffs)

  1. (India) A banker or moneychanger.
  2. (Hong Kong) A cashier's office or booth.
    Pay your bill at the schroff.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

schroff (strong nominative masculine singular schroffer, comparative schroffer, superlative am schroffsten)

  1. steep
  2. gruff, bluff, harsh, rugged, brusque

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Further reading

  • schroff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schroff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schroff” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Adjective

schroff

  1. rough