"schroff" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɹɒf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schroff.wav Forms: schroffs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒf Etymology: Borrowed from Persian صراف (sarâf) or Urdu صراف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|صراف|tr=sarâf}} Persian صراف (sarâf), {{bor|en|ur|صراف|tr=sarrāf}} Urdu صراف (sarrāf), {{der|en|ar|صَرَّاف}} Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf), {{root|en|ar|ص ر ف}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} schroff (plural schroffs)
  1. (India) A banker or moneychanger. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-schroff-en-noun-CBMBZoqW Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 30 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 34 7 8
  2. (Hong Kong) A cashier's office or booth. Tags: Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-schroff-en-noun-ll-I6pIB Categories (other): Hong Kong English

Inflected forms

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        "(Hong Kong) A cashier's office or booth."
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