Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karsk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: karsk
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian karsk, from Old Norse karskr.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: karskr

Inflected Forms

karsks (plural) kask (alternative)

Questions

What does karsk mean?: A Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine.
Where does karsk come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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