burlap en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɝlæp/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɜːlæp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Uncertain. Attested since about 1695 in the spelling bore-lap, borelapp. Likely from burel (“a coarse woollen cloth”) + lap (“flap of a garment”), where the first element is from Middle English burel, borel. Others feel that "its character and time of appearance makes a Dutch origin very likely" (and the earliest references as to its importation from the Netherlands); the NED suggests derivation from Dutch boenlap (“coarse, rubbing linen or cloth”) with the first element perhaps confused with boer (“farmer, peasant”). Bense similarly suggests derivation from an unattested Dutch *boerenlap, where boeren would be used in the sense of “coarse” as in boerenkost (“coarse, heavy food as is eaten by farmers”) or boerenpraat (“coarse, rural speech”).
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
“A ranger responded and found two whole chickens in a burlap sack in a hot spring,” she said. A cooking pot was also found nearby.
2020 November 11, Johnny Diaz, Concepción de León, “3 Visitors Banned From Yellowstone After Cooking Chickens in Hot Spring”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| burlaps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (48)
da hessian (strong cloth) · uk ряднина (strong cloth) · de Sackleinen (strong cloth) · ja 黄麻布 (strong cloth) · ru дерю́га (strong cloth) · uk мішковина (strong cloth) · bg зебло (strong cloth) · af goiing (strong cloth) · da sækkelærred (strong cloth) · mi tāpora (strong cloth) · de Hessian (strong cloth) · mr गोणपाट (strong cloth) · no grovt lerret (strong cloth) · uk рогожа (strong cloth) · it tela di sacco (strong cloth) · gl serapilleira (strong cloth) · ru мешкови́на (strong cloth) · ru рого́жа (strong cloth) · ru брезе́нт (strong cloth) · nl jute (strong cloth) · gl rafia (strong cloth) · fi säkkikangas (strong cloth) · fo posalørift (strong cloth) · cy sachlïain (strong cloth) · sv säckväv (strong cloth) · af sakgoed (strong cloth) · fr toile de jute (strong cloth) · pa ਤੱਪੜ (strong cloth) · pt serapilheira (strong cloth) · it iuta (strong cloth) · fr étoffe grossière de chanvre (strong cloth) · es arpillera (strong cloth) · ga burlap (strong cloth) · pl juta (strong cloth) · hu zsákvászon (strong cloth) · ru рого́жина (strong cloth) · sv hessian (strong cloth) · no pakklerret (strong cloth) · no sekkestrie (strong cloth) · ca arpillera (strong cloth) · ca xarpellera (strong cloth) · mk зе́бло (strong cloth) · ru холсти́на (strong cloth) · fo sekkjalørift (strong cloth) · cmn 粗麻布 (strong cloth) · cs pytlovina (strong cloth) · pt aniagem (strong cloth) · jam crocus (strong cloth)