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scarp

/sˈkɑːp/SKAHRP
/sˈkɑɹp/SKAHRP

Meaningsharp, cut steep

Common meaning: a steep slope

Journey through time

  1. Italianscarpasource
  2. Old Frenchescharpesource
  3. Englishscarp‘a steep slope’ · 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 Italian scarpa ‘sharp, cut steep’.

Roots

  • scarpa Italian “sharp, cut steep”

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