Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schroff

/ʃɹɒf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
schroff
IPA
/ʃɹɒf/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A banker or moneychanger.

Indian usage

noun

Alternative form of shroff: A cashier's office or booth.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صراف (sarâf) or Urdu صراف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: صراف, صَرَّاف, ص ر ف

Usage

Inflected Forms

schroffs (plural)

Rhymes With

off one-off jerk-off bake-off trough gough goff scoff hoff groff toff shroff

Questions

How do you pronounce schroff?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹɒf/.
What does schroff mean?
A banker or moneychanger.
Where does schroff come from?
It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce schroff

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