Rövarspråket

proper noun

A type of wordplay that originated in Sweden in which the consonants of words are doubled, with the letter o inserted between them.

OriginSwedish rövarspråket →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A type of wordplay that originated in Sweden in which the consonants of words are doubled, with the letter o inserted between them.

Origin

  1. Swedishrövare
  2. Swedishspråk
  3. Swedishrövarspråket
  4. EnglishRövarspråket

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish rövarspråket (“the language of robbers”), from rövare (“robber”) + språk (“language”).

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Translations

Danish røversprog
  • røversprogtype of wordplay originating in Sweden
Norwegian Bokmål røverspråket
  • røverspråkettype of wordplay originating in Sweden
Polish rövarspråket
  • rövarspråkettype of wordplay originating in Sweden
Swedish rövarspråket
  • rövarspråkettype of wordplay originating in Sweden
Cite this entry
APA

Rövarspråket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%B6varspr%C3%A5ket

MLA

“Rövarspråket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%B6varspr%C3%A5ket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rövarspråket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%B6varspr%C3%A5ket.

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