different between krab vs frab

English

Etymology 1

Noun

krab (plural krabs)

1. (colloquial) Short for carabiner.

Etymology 2

Respelling of crab. Compare wyngz.

Noun

krab

1. (colloquial) imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko

Anagrams

• bark, brak, kbar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krap/

Noun

krab m

1. crab

Declension

Further reading

• krab in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• krab in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Verb

krab

1. imperative of krabbe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr?p/
• Hyphenation: krab
• Rhymes: -?p
• Homophone: krap

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

krab f or m (plural krabben, diminutive krabbetje n)

1. (zoology) crab, crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura

Derived terms

• krabvisser
• zeekrab

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

krab

1. first-person singular present indicative of krabben
2. imperative of krabben

Anagrams

• bark, brak

Mauritian Creole

Noun

krab

1. Alternative form of krap

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krap/

Noun

krab m anim (diminutive krabik)

1. crab (crustacean)

Declension

Uzbek

Noun

krab (plural krablar)

1. crab

West Frisian

Noun

krab c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

1. Alternative form of krabbe

English

Verb

frab (third-person singular simple present frabs, present participle frabbing, simple past and past participle frabbed)

1. (Britain, dialect, dated) To scold; to nag.

Anagrams

• barf, farb