Definition
Plural of clapboard; thin wooden boards used to cover building walls with overlapping rows.
Etymology
From Dutch 'klaphout' (stave wood) + English 'board', adopted during colonial trade in the 16th-17th centuries. The term reflects practical European carpentry meeting New World timber resources.
Kelly Says
Colonial America shipped millions of clapboards back to Europe because American white pine and oak were superior to European wood—the material that built the New World was also highly profitable to export.
Translations
ARالعربية
لوح التصوير
lawḥ al-ṭaṣwīr
BNবাংলা
ক্ল্যাপবোর্ড
klyāpbōrḍ
CACatalà
tauleta de claqueta
tah-oo-LEH-tah deh KLAH-keh-tah
CSČeština
klapka
KLAP-kah
DADansk
klapbræt
KLAP-breh-t
DEDeutsch
Clapboard
KLAP-bohrd
ELΕλληνικά
κλάπμπορντ
klámpbord
ESEspañol
tableros de claqueta
tah-BLEH-rohs deh KLAH-keh-tah
FAفارسی
تخته کلاپ
taxte klap
FISuomi
klapboardi
KLAP-bohr-dee
GUGU
ક્લેપબોર્ડ
kleypbord
HAHA
bango na klapi
bahng-go nah KLAH-pee
HEעברית
לוח קלאפ
luach klaap
HIहिन्दी
क्लैपबोर्ड
klaipbord
IDBahasa Indonesia
papan klak
pah-pahn klahk
IGIG
klap bọọrd
klap bohrd
KMKM
ក្តារក្លាប់
kdaar klaap
MSBahasa Melayu
papan klak
pah-pahn klahk
MYမြန်မာ
ကလပ်ပုံ
ka.lap.pum
NLNederlands
klapbord
klap-bohrd
NONorsk
klappbord
KLAP-bohrd
PTPortuguês
tabuleta de claque
tah-boo-LEH-tah deh KLAH-keh
RUРусский
клапборд
klapbord
SVSvenska
klapbräda
KLAP-breh-dah
SWKiswahili
bamba ya klapi
bahm-bah yah KLAH-pee
TAதமிழ்
கிளாப்போர்டு
kiḷāppōrṭu
TEతెలుగు
క్లాప్బోర్డు
klāpbōrḍu
THไทย
กระดานป้าย
kradān pāy
TRTürkçe
klap tahtası
klap tah-tah-sı
UKУкраїнська
клапборд
klapbord
URاردو
کلیپ بورڈ
kalīp bōrḍ
VITiếng Việt
bảng gõ
bang goh
YOYO
bọọrdi klapi
bohr-dee klah-pee
ZUZU
ibhodi yeklapa
ee-bho-dee yeh-KLAH-pah