How to pronounce rataplan
American English pronunciation
RAT-uh-plan
- IPA
- /ˈɹætəˌplæn/
- Syllables
- RAT · uh · plan (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What rataplan means
A steady beating sound, like a drum or racing hooves
In a sentence: We heard the rataplan of hooves as the horses raced past the fence.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, where it was made up to sound like the beat of a drum.
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