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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries砍
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǎn
"他在院子里砍柴。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Cut something into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife.
"He began to chop the firewood for the winter."
- 1
A small cut of meat including part of a rib.
"She grilled a pork chop for dinner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'chop' originates from Middle English 'choppen', which is derived from Old English 'ceorfan', meaning 'to cut'. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass various meanings related to cutting or severing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chop" is said worldwide
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couper
Transliteration: couper
"Il faut couper les légumes."
hacken
Transliteration: hacken
"Er muss das Holz hacken."
tagliare
Transliteration: tagliare
"Devi tagliare le cipolle."
cortar
Transliteration: cortar
"Ella va a cortar la carne."
cortar
Transliteration: cortar
"Ele gosta de cortar lenha."
काटना
Transliteration: katna
"सब्जी काटना बहुत आसान है।"
砍
Transliteration: kǎn
"他在院子里砍柴。"
썰다
Transliteration: sseolda
"양파를 잘게 썰어 주세요."
刻む
Transliteration: kizamu
"野菜を細かく刻む。"
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