Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tapet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tapet
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decorative wall-hanging; a hanging cloth or piece of tapestry.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Old English teped, tæpped, from Proto-West Germanic *tapped, from Latin tapētum (later influenced by or re-borrowed from Latin). Doublet of tapetum.

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What does tapet mean?
A decorative wall-hanging; a hanging cloth or piece of tapestry.
Where does tapet come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce tapet

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