burlap

English

Etymology

From Middle English borel (“coarse cloth”), from Dutch boeren (“coarse”) or Old French burel, + lap.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹ̩ˌlæp/

Noun

burlap (countable and uncountable, plural burlaps)

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.

Synonyms

(UK) hessian

Translations

strong cloth

Afrikaans: goiing
Bulgarian: зебло (bg) (zeblo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 粗麻布 (zh) (cūmábù)
Dutch: jute (nl) n
Finnish: säkkikangas (fi)
French: toile de jute f
German: Sackleinen n

Hungarian: zsákvászon
Japanese: 黄麻布 (おうまふ, ōmafu)
Maori: tāpora
Norwegian: grovt lerret n, pakklerret n, sekkestrie c
Portuguese: serapilheira (pt) f, aniagem f
Russian: рого́жа (ru) f (rogóža), рого́жина (ru) f (rogóžina), брезе́нт (ru) m (brezént) (tarpaulin), дерю́га (ru) f (derjúga), холсти́на (ru) f (xolstína), мешкови́на (ru) f (meškovína) (sackcloth)
Spanish: arpillera (es) f
Swedish: säckväv (sv) c

See also

sackcloth

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