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repa

“repa” is a Swedish word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a scratch
  2. a short trip (downtown in a car)

verb

  1. to scratch; to make a visible scratch on
  2. to unravel, to untie (repa upp)
  3. to strip the leaves of fresh herbs from the stem
  4. to rehearse; to practice prior to a public representation (short for repetera)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to the source of riva (“to rip up, tear”).

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