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crop

/kˈɹɒp/KROP
/kˈɹɑp/KRAHP

Meaninga head, a sprout

Common meaning: a harvest

Other meanings: the top of a plant

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcropp‘crop’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishcroppesource
  3. Englishcrop‘a harvest’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English cropp ‘a head, a sprout’.

Roots

  • cropp Old English “a head, a sprout”

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