Where does “razz” come from?

razz (English) comes from English raspberry, from English raspise.

razz (English): A version of seven card stud where the worst...

Definitions

  1. A version of seven card stud where the worst...

Ancestry of “razz”, step by step

razz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English raspberry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraspberryThe plant Rubus idaeus
2Englishraspise—

via Hungarian ráz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrázto shake; to be live
Every word from English raspise →
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