Knarre
German
Etymology
From the verb knarren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈknaʁə/
- Hyphenation: Knar‧re
Audio (file)
Noun
Knarre f (genitive Knarre, plural Knarren)
- (slightly dated) ratchet, gragger, noisemaker
- (informal) a gun, especially a pistol
- socket wrench
Usage notes
- (rachet): The originally southern word Ratsche is now often used in this sense to avoid confusion with the sense “gun”.
Declension
Further reading
- Knarre in Duden online
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