schroff

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɹɒf/

Noun

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

schroff (comparative schroffer, superlative am schroffsten)

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

Declension

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