0%

schappe

schap·pe
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shah-puh]
    • /ˈʃɑ pə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shah-puh]
    • /ˈʃɑ pə/

Definitions of schappe word

  • verb with object schappe to remove sericin from (silk waste) by fermentation. 1
  • noun schappe schappe silk. 1
  • noun schappe a yarn or fabric made from waste silk 0

Information block about the term

Origin of schappe

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Swiss German: raw silk leavings; compare French échappement leakage

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Schappe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

schappe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

schappe usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?