frossa

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From the verb frysa. Compare origin of the noun/verb pair droppe and drypa. Attested since 1578.

Noun

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frossa c

  1. shivering with chills (while having fever)
  2. (figurative) downturn
    börsfrossa
    stock market downturn
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German vratzen. Cognate of German fressen and Danish fråse. Doublet of fräta. Attested as a verb since 1526, and as a noun since 1990.

Verb

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frossa (present frossar, preterite frossade, supine frossat, imperative frossa)

  1. to glut, to gorge, to feast (eat gluttonously)
    De frossade på stekt gås
    They gorged on roast goose
  2. (figuratively) to revel
    Filmen frossar i 50-talsestetik
    The movie revels in 50s aesthetics
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Noun

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frossa c

  1. (colloquial, often in compounds) gluttony, gorging
    Synonym: frosseri
    räkfrossashrimp gorge fest
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