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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) Alternative form of shroff: 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

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Adjective

schroff

  1. rough

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