different between scrab vs scarab

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk?æb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

Middle French and Old French schrabben (“to scrape, scratch”), from Frankish *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skaban?, from Proto-Indo-European *skab?- (“to scratch”); compare Old High German skaban, Irish scríobann and sgrìoban.

Verb

scrab (third-person singular simple present scrabs, present participle scrabbing, simple past and past participle scrabbed)

1. (transitive) To scrape or scratch.

Derived terms

• scrabbed eggs
• scrabber

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English scrabbe, variant of crabbe (“crabapple”); ultimately of Germanic origin, plausibly from North Germanic, cognate with Swedish dialect scrabba, krabbäpple.

Noun

scrab (plural scrabs)

1. A crabapple.

Anagrams

• carbs, cbars, crabs

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?skæ??b/
• (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?sk???b/

Noun

scarab (plural scarabs)

1. A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
2. Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
3. A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.

Synonyms

• cockchafer, dung beetle, June bug, scarabaeus (obsolete)

Derived terms

• scarabaeid
• scarabaeoid

Descendants

• ? Irish: scarab
• ? Welsh: sgarab

Translations

Anagrams

• Barsac