different between kelter vs kelper

English

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, but appears widely in British dialects and also in the United States.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?l.t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?l.t?/
• Rhymes: -?lt?(?)
• Hyphenation: kel?ter

Noun

kelter (countable and uncountable, plural kelters)

1. (Britain dialectal, US, dated, chiefly in the negative) (Good) condition, form, or order; fettle.
2. (countable, card games) A hand of playing cards which is useless; a dead man's hand.

Alternative forms

• kilter

Derived terms

• out of kelter

References

English

Alternative forms

• Kelper

Etymology

kelp +? -er, so named because the islands are surrounded by much kelp.

Pronunciation

Noun

kelper (plural kelpers)

1. (slang, dated) A Falkland Islander, native to the Falkland Islands.

Synonyms

• Falkland Islander
• Benny

References

• allwords.com definition for "Kelper"
• dictionary.com definition for "Kelper"

Anagrams

• Kepler

Spanish

Etymology

From English kelper.

Noun

kelper m or f (plural kelperes)

1. (Argentina, slang) a Falkland Islander

   Synonym: malvinense