Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loup

/luːp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
loup
IPA
/luːp/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.

Archaic

name

The extinct Algonquian language varieties once spoken in colonial New England.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Luppe (“a lump of iron”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

loups (plural) loop (alternative)

Phrases

loup-cervier trou-de-loup Loup City named after the Loup River Loup County

Frequently Paired Words

loup-cervier trou-de-loup

Homonyms

loop loupe

Rhymes With

group loop soup troop scoop poop hoop coop snoop coupe troupe whoop

Questions

How do you pronounce loup?
The recorded pronunciation is /luːp/.
What does loup mean?
A mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.
Where does loup come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce loup

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