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klapper

klapper noun: the Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa).

Noun

klapper (plural klappers)

  1. The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
    • Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard.1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated)

Proper noun capitalized: Klapper

Klapper (plural Klappers)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of klapper

Noun
pluralklappers
Proper noun
pluralKlappers

Origin of klapper

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

Borrowed from German Klapper.

Questions about klapper

What does klapper mean?
Klapper means the Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa).
What part of speech is klapper?
Klapper can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of klapper?
The plural of klapper is klappers.

Words near klapper in the dictionary

  1. klapa
  2. klapmatch
  3. klapmatches
  4. Klapp
  5. klapped
  6. klapper
  7. Klapperich
  8. Klappers
  9. klapping
  10. Klapps
  11. klappvisier

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