sgrwff

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English scruff.

Noun

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sgrwff m (usually uncountable, plural sgrwffion, not mutable)

  1. dandruff
    Synonyms: marwdon, cen
  2. fluff
    Synonym: gwlaniach
  3. dregs, dross
    Synonyms: sorod, gwaddodion, sothach
    1. (figurative) worthless person
      Synonym: gwlaniach
  4. scrub, undergrowth
    Synonyms: prysgwydd, istyfiant

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English scruff.

Noun

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sgrwff m (not mutable)

  1. (anatomy) scruff of the neck
    Synonyms: gwegil, gwar

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sgrwff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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