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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslampo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈlampo
"La lampo dei pantaloni si è rotta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A device consisting of two flexible strips of teeth that can be interlocked by means of a sliding tab, used for fastening clothing and other items.
"He broke the zipper on his winter jacket."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1925 by the B.F. Goodrich Company as a proprietary name for a type of rubber overshoe equipped with a slide fastener, later generalized to the fastener itself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "zipper" is said worldwide
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fermeture éclair
Transliteration: fɛʁ.mə.tyʁ ɛ.klɛʁ
"La fermeture éclair de mon manteau est cassée."
Reißverschluss
Transliteration: ˈʁaɪ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌʃlʊs
"Der Reißverschluss klemmt ständig."
lampo
Transliteration: ˈlampo
"La lampo dei pantaloni si è rotta."
cremallera
Transliteration: kɾemaˈʝeɾa
"Sube la cremallera porque hace frío."
fecho éclair
Transliteration: ˈfɛsu eˈklajɾ
"O fecho éclair da mala está avariado."
चैन
Transliteration: chain
"मेरी जैकेट की चैन टूट गई है।"
拉链
Transliteration: lāliàn
"这件衣服的拉链坏了。"
지퍼
Transliteration: jipeo
"외투 지퍼가 고장 났어요."
ジッパー
Transliteration: jippā
"ジャケットのジッパーが閉まらない。"
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