Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blak-kap]
- /blæk kæp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [blak-kap]
- /blæk kæp/
Definitions of black caps words
- noun black caps 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 caps the black raspberry plant or fruit. 1
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Origin of black caps
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; black + cap1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Black caps
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
black caps 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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