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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hensopper

/hɛnsˈɒpə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hen-sop-per
IPA
/hɛnsˈɒpə(ɹ)/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Boer who surrendered and joined the British during the Boer Wars.

Derogatory

Etymology

From Afrikaans hensop or hendsop, a phonetic rendering of English hands up, + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hensoppers (plural)

Derived Forms

hensoppery

Phrases

hands up

Frequently Paired Words

hands up

Synonyms

joiner

Rhymes With

tridecacopper

Questions

How do you pronounce hensopper?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛnsˈɒpə(ɹ)/.
What does hensopper mean?
A Boer who surrendered and joined the British during the Boer Wars.
Where does hensopper come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

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