gratter

Meaning

  1. to scrub
  2. to scrape
  3. (transitive) to scratch
  4. (informal, intransitive) to itch
  5. (informal) to play the guitar

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡʁa.te/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French gratter, from Old French gratter, grater, borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also Albanian gërresë (“rasp, scraper”), German kratzen (“to scratch”), Swedish kratta (“to rake”).

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