skerp

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch scherp, from Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

skerp (attributive skerp or (chiefly in figurative use) skerpe, comparative skerper, superlative skerpste)

  1. sharp (having hard and thin edges)
    ’n skerp mes ― a sharp knife
  2. sharp, abrupt, intense, exact
    ’n skerp(e) kontras ― a sharp contrast
  3. hot, spicy (taste)

See also

Basic tastes in Afrikaans · smake (layout · text)
soet suur sout bitter skerp -
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