Raspy
/ˈræspi/noun
Hoarse, rough, or harsh in sound or texture.
Did you know?Raspy comes from the same root as *rasp*, a word for scraping tools, so the sound itself is literally named like something being grated away.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
raspe
“To scrape or rub rough; to make a harsh sound”
Middle French
French
rasper
“To scrape or scratch”
Late Latin
Latin
raspare
“To scrape or scratch”
Latin
Latin
radere
“To scrape, shave, or scratch”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*red-
“To scrape or scratch”