black cap

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak kap]
- /blæk kæp/
- /blæk kæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak kap]
- /blæk kæp/

Definitions of black cap words

noun black cap any of several birds having the top of the head black, as the chickadee and certain warblers, especially the Old World blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla. 1
noun black cap the black raspberry plant or fruit. 1

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Origin of black cap

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60; black + cap1

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Parts of speech for Black cap

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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black cap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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