stoop

English

/stuːp/

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
  • (US) The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish stoep (pavement, sidewalk, platform).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

stoep

Gloss

pavement, sidewalk, platform

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