opera slipper
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ŏp′(ə)r-ə slĭp′ər[1][2]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈslɪp.ə̯(ɹ)/, (older) /ˌɔːp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈslɪp.ə̯(ɹ)/
- (General American, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌɔp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
- (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɑp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɒp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɑp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈslɪp.ə̯(ɹ)/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɒp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈsləp.ə̯(ɹ)/, /ˌɒp.ɐ̯(ɹ).ə ˈsləp.ɐ̯(ɹ)/, /ˌɒp.a̯(ɹ).ə ˈsləp.a̯(ɹ)/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˌɔp.ə̯ʳ.a ˈslɪp.ə̯ʳ/
- Hyphenation: op‧er‧a slip‧per[1][2]
Noun
opera slipper (plural opera slippers)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “opera”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “slipper”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “opera slipper, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
- “opera slipper”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.