klapper

See also: Klapper

English

Etymology

Possibly from Malay kelapa (coconut) or Afrikaans klapper (rattle).

Noun

klapper (plural klappers)

1. The Natal orange. ()
   • 1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated):

     Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard.

Danish

Verb

klapper

1. (deprecated template usage) present of klappe

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑ.pər/

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• Hyphenation: klap‧per
• Rhymes: -ɑpər

Etymology 1

From klappen (“to clap; to talk; to shut with a clap”) +‎ -er.

Noun

klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)

1. clapper (one who claps/applauds)
2. ring binder

   Synonym: ringband

3. (archaic) gossip, chatterbox

   Synonyms: klepper, roddelaar

4. Something that has a big impact or is successful; a big hit.

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: klapchi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Indonesian kelapa.

Noun

klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)

1. (Netherlands) coconut

   Synonyms: klappernoot, kokosnoot

Derived terms

• klapperdief
• klappernoot

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

klapper

1. inflection of klappern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

klapper

1. (deprecated template usage) present of klappe