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From Swedish kropp.

IPA(key): /ˈkropːɑ/, [ˈkro̞pːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -opːɑ
Syllabification(key): krop‧pa
Hyphenation(key): krop‧pa

kroppa (colloquial)

body (physical structure of a human)

keho
ruumis
vartalo
hyväkroppainen
kroppakauhu
“kroppa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Compare English crop, which is ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kruppaz.

IPA(key): /ˈkʰrɔhpa/
Rhymes: -ɔhpa

kroppa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kroppaði, supine kroppað)

to pick [intransitive or with accusative]
- 2004 Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju skilja sár eftir sig ör? (“Why do wounds scar?”)
  Ef kroppað er í sár á meðan það er að gróa grær það hægar og getur örið sem myndast legið dýpra fyrir vikið.
  A picked wound heals slower and the resulting scar may form deeper for that reason.
  Að kroppa kjöt af beini.
  To pick a bone.
  Hættu að kroppa í sárið.
  Stop picking the wound.
(of birds) to peck, to crop [intransitive or with accusative]
- 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
  Krummi krunkar úti,
  kallar á nafna sinn:
  „Ég fann höfud af hrúti
  hrygg og gæruskinn.“
  Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
  krummi nafni minn.
  “Krummi croaks outside,
  calling his namesake:
  ‘I found the head of a ram,
  backbone and sheepskin.’
  Come now and peck with me,
  Krummi, my namesake.”
to graze [intransitive or with accusative]
Synonym: bíta gras

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