rauw

Meaning

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. raw, in a roughed up state, e.g. skinned or infected
  3. hard, cruel, gross, rude

Synonyms

onbewerkt

onbehouwen

snauwerig

onkies

ongekookt

ongaar

onbetamelijk

boers

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/rɑu̯/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch rou, raeu, also roo, from Old Dutch *rao, *rō, from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

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