How to pronounce burlap
American English pronunciation
BUR-lap
- IPA
- /ˈbɝlæp/
- Syllables
- BUR · lap (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What burlap means
A rough brown cloth used for sacks
In a sentence: We hopped across the field in burlap sacks at the school fair.
Where it comes from: First seen around 1695. Where it came from is not certain; it may have come from Dutch.
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