Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lapserdak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lapser-dak
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Jewish black kaftan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish לאַפּסערדאַק (lapserdak). See that entry for more.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: לאַפּסערדאַק

Inflected Forms

lapserdaks (plural)

Questions

What does lapserdak mean?: A traditional Jewish black kaftan.
Where does lapserdak come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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