Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attap

/ˈaˌtap/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: at-tap
IPA: /ˈaˌtap/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nipa; a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Thatch made from leaves of the nipa palm.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A section of attap thatch.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I therefore sent my two men immediately to buy "ataps" (palm-leaf thatch) to repair the roof, and the next day, with the assistance of eight of the Sultan's men, got all my stores and furniture carried up and pretty comfortably arranged."

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay atap (“roof”).

Word Breakdown

Root: atap

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈaˌtap/
British English: /ˈatəp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

attaps (plural) adap (alternative) atap (alternative)

Phrases

attap chee attap hut attap palm attap roof

Questions

How do you pronounce attap?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaˌtap/.
What does attap mean?: Nipa; a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
Where does attap come from?: Borrowed from Malay atap (“roof”).

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