Masculine

Krapp

Meaning

madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it

Concepts

Synonyms

Färberröte

Pronounced as (IPA)
/krap/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-Germanic *krappô (“hook”), a reference to the plant’s hook-shaped thorns. Doublet of Krapfen.

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