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vamp

/ˈvæmp/VAMP
/ˈvæmp/VAMP

Meaningfront of the foot

Common meaning: upper front part of a shoe

Journey through time

  1. Middle Frenchavant-pied‘front of the foot’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsfront of the foot → upper part of footwearwaumpe‘upper part of footwear’source
  3. Englishvamp‘upper front part of a shoe’ · 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 Middle French avant-pied ‘front of the foot’.

Roots

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