different between lorra vs lorry

English

Etymology

Reduction of lot of. Representing a clipped or slurred pronunciation, especially associated with a stereotypical Liverpudlian pronunciation popularised by British singer and TV personality Cilla Black.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l???/
• Rhymes: -???

Contraction

lorra

1. (espcially Liverpudlian) Contraction of lot of.

   We're gonna have a lorra fun tonight, chuck!

See also

Anagrams

• roral

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l??i/
• Homophone: lory
• Rhymes: -?ri
• Hyphenation: lor?ry

Noun

lorry (plural lorries)

1. (road transport, Britain, India) A motor vehicle for transporting goods, and in some cases people; a truck.

   Synonyms: hauler, rig, tractor trailer, (US) truck
2. (dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
3. (dated) A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
4. (obsolete) A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled wagon without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

Alternative forms

• larry (dated)
• lorrie (dated)

Hypernyms

• (motor vehicle for goods transport): vehicle

Derived terms

Related terms

• lowry
• lurry

Descendants

• ? Chinese: ??, ??
• ? Farefare: loore
• ? German: Lore
• ? Irish: leoraí
• ? Malay: lori
• ? Moore: lore
• ? Swahili: lori
• ? Telugu: ???? (l?r?)
• ? Zulu: iloli

Translations

Verb

lorry (third-person singular simple present lorries, present participle lorrying, simple past and past participle lorried)

1. (transitive, also figuratively) To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

Derived terms

• lorried (adjective)
• lorrying (noun)

Translations

References

Further reading

• truck on Wikipedia.Wikipedia