Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preflop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
pre-flop
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English flop English preflop From pre- + flop.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does preflop mean?
Alternative form of pre-flop.
Where does preflop come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English flop English preflop From pre- + flop.

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