skerp
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch scherp, from Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
skerp (attributive skerp or (chiefly in figurative use) skerpe, comparative skerper, superlative skerpste)
- sharp (having hard and thin edges)
- ’n skerp mes ― a sharp knife
- sharp, abrupt, intense, exact
- ’n skerp(e) kontras ― a sharp contrast
- hot, spicy (taste)
See also
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