sippet

sip·pet

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sip-it]
- /ˈsɪp ɪt/
- /ˈsɪ.pɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sip-it]
- /ˈsɪp ɪt/

Definitions of sippet word

noun sippet a small bit; fragment. 1
noun sippet a small piece of bread or the like for dipping in liquid food, as in gravy or milk; a small sop. 1
noun sippet a crouton. 1
noun sippet a small piece of something, esp a piece of toast or fried bread eaten with soup or gravy 0
noun sippet a small piece of toasted or fried bread used as a garnish, dipped in gravy, etc. 0
noun sippet any small piece; fragment 0

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Origin of sippet

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; sip + -et

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Parts of speech for Sippet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sippet

sippet 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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