râper

See also: raper

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French râper, rasper, from Old French rasper, from Early Medieval Latin raspāre (to scrape; rake), from Frankish *hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic *hraspōną, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *hrespaną (to tear), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ- (to turn; bend; shrink).

Romance cognates include Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese raspar and Italian raspare. Related to Old High German raspōn (to rake, gather), Old English ġehrespan (to plunder).

Pronunciation

Verb

râper

  1. to grate (e.g. cheese)
  2. to shave (e.g. wood)

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