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lappie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lap-pie
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

loincloth

noun

dishtowel

noun

face cloth; flannel

noun

Alternative spelling of lappy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans lappie, from Dutch lappie, Hollandic form of lapje (“a little rag”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lappies (plural)

Questions

What does lappie mean?
loincloth
Where does lappie come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce lappie

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