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strap

/stˈɹæp/STRAP
/stˈɹæp/STRAP

Meaninga thong

Common meaning: a strip of leather

Journey through time

  1. Latinstruppus‘a strap, thong’source
  2. Middle Englishstrope‘a noose, loop’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa noose, loop → a strip of leatherstrap‘a strip of leather’ · 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 Latin struppus ‘a thong’.

Roots

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