râper

Meaning

1. to grate (e.g. cheese)
2. to shave (e.g. wood)

Concepts

grate

rasp

scrape

file

rub

sand down

shine

stick

strike

chafe

tear

etc.

frost

polish

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Synonyms

gratter

limer

frotter

écraser

polir

frictionner

transformer en pâte

déchiqueter

déchirer en lambeaux

déchirer

moudre

poncer

raboter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁa.pe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: râper

Inherited from Old French: rasper

Cognate with Italian: raspare

Cognate with Old High German: raspōn

Cognate with Old English: ġehrespan

In summary

Inherited from Middle French râper, rasper, from Old French rasper, from Early Medieval Latin raspāre (“to scrape; rake”), from Frankish *hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic *hraspōną, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *hrespaną (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ- (“to turn; bend; shrink”).
Romance cognates include Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese raspar and Italian raspare. Related to Old High German raspōn (“to rake, gather”), Old English ġehrespan (“to plunder”).