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/ˈtɪpət/TIH-puht
/ˈtɪpət/TIH-puht

Meaningcloth, hangings

Common meaning: a long scarf or cape

Journey through time

  1. Latintapete‘hangings’source
  2. Old Englishmeaning shiftshangings → a carpettæppet‘a carpet’sourceB&T
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa carpet → a long scarf or capetippet‘a long scarf or cape’ · 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 tapete ‘cloth, hangings’.

Roots

  • tapete Latin “cloth, hangings”

Related words

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