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skoal

intj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S K OW1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To make such a toast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl".

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: наздраве (nazdrave) — toast
  • Danish: skål — toast
  • Finnish: skool — toast
  • Swedish: skål — toast
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