Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tappish

/ˈtæpɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tap-pish
IPA: /ˈtæpɪʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"As a hound that, having roused a hart, / Although he tappish ne'er so oft."

Etymology

French se tapir (“to crouch, squat”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

tappishes (present, singular) tappishing (participle, present) tappished (participle, past) tappished (past) tappice (alternative) tappis (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tappish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæpɪʃ/.
What does tappish mean?: To squat
Where does tappish come from?: French se tapir (“to crouch, squat”).

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