English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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Adjective

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

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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Plautdietsch

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Adjective

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schroff

  1. rough