Krapp

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German kropf (“crop, craw [of a bird]”), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. Cognate with German Kropf, Dutch krop, English crop, Icelandic kroppur. The sense "goitre" comes from extension of the original meaning.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʀɑp/
  • Rhymes: -ɑp

Noun

Krapp m (plural Kräpp)

  1. (of birds) crop, craw
  2. (pathology) goitre
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