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.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʁɔf/

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Adjective

schroff (comparative schroffer, superlative am schroffsten)

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

Derived terms

• Schroff­heit
• schrof­fig

Further reading

• “schroff” in Duden online