scharf

• schoaf

From Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf, from from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

scharf

1. sharp

   a scharfs Messa ― a sharp knife

2. keen

   Madl, i bin scharf auf di! ― Girl, I am keen on you!

From Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from `*(s)ker- (“to cut”). Compare Low German scharp, Dutch scherp, English sharps, Danish skarp.

• IPA^(key): /ʃarf/, [ʃaʁf], [ʃaɾf], [ʃaɐ̯f], [ʃaːf]

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• Homophone: Schaf (some speakers)

scharf (strong nominative masculine singular scharfer, comparative schärfer, superlative am schärfsten)

1. sharp; able to cut (knife, edge)

   Antonym: stumpf

2. sharp (criticism, perception, intellect)
3. sharp; in focus (picture, script)

   Antonym: unscharf

4. hot; spicy; pungent (taste)

   Antonym: mild

5. hot; sexy; attractive
6. hot; aroused; horny
7. live (bomb or ammunition)

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• verschärft

• gewürzt

Basic tastes in German (layout · text)
süß	sauer	salzig	bitter	herzhaft

• “scharf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “scharf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “scharf” in Duden online