Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German saf, saft, from Old High German saf, from Proto-West Germanic *sap (juice, sap). Cognates include Yiddish זאַפֿט (zaft), German Saft, Dutch sap, English sap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Såft m (plural Säft, diminutive Saftl or Safterl)

  1. (beverage) juice
  2. (botany) sap
  3. (zoology) fluid
  4. (cooking) gravy, meat juice
  5. (figuratively) power; electricity

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