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zips

/(t)sɪps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
zips
IPA
/(t)sɪps/
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of zip

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of zip

noun

plural of ZIP

name

A region of north-eastern Slovakia, Spiš region

name

A former province of Hungary, consisting of part of north-eastern Slovakia and a small adjoining region in Poland, Spiš province

noun

plural of Zip

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zips, from Middle High German Cypis, Cypus, possibly from Old Hungarian Schypis (modern Szepes).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cypis, Schypis

Synonyms

Spiš

Rhymes With

tips ships lips trips chips clips strips eclipse hips slips grips dips

Questions

How do you pronounce zips?
The recorded pronunciation is /(t)sɪps/.
What does zips mean?
plural of zip
Where does zips come from?
It is traced to Middle High German.

How to pronounce zips

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