opscheppen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɔpˌsxɛ.pə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to serve up (food) from cooking utensils into crockery used for eating, to scoop (food) onto one's or someone else's plate or other vessel
  • (intransitive) to brag, to boast

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch opsceppen compound from Dutch, Flemish op (up, on, onto, gone, at) + Dutch, Flemish scheppen (create, draw off).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

scheppen

Gloss

create, draw off

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