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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCricket
/ˈkrɪk.ɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets between two teams of eleven players, popular especially in the UK and members of the Commonwealth.
"They spent the sunny afternoon watching a thrilling match of cricket at the local park." - 2
A brownish or black jumping insect that makes a short, loud chirping sound by rubbing its forewings together.
"The quiet night was filled with the rhythmic chirping of hidden crickets in the grass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'criquet', meaning a post or goal in a game, or possibly imitative of the chirping sound of the insect. The term eventually came to describe both the jumping orthopteran insect and the traditional bat-and-ball team sport.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cricket" is said worldwide
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cricket
Transliteration: /kʁi.kɛt/
"Le cricket est un sport très populaire en Angleterre."
Cricket
Transliteration: /ˈkrɪkət/
"Cricket ist eine traditionsreiche Mannschaftssportart."
cricket
Transliteration: /ˈkriket/
"Il cricket si gioca con una mazza e una palla."
críquet
Transliteration: /ˈkɾiket/
"El críquet es un deporte de equipo muy antiguo."
críquete
Transliteration: /ˈkɾi.ke.tʃi/
"O críquete é extremamente popular na Índia e na Austrália."
क्रिकेट
Transliteration: kriket
"भारत में क्रिकेट बहुत लोकप्रिय खेल है।"
板球
Transliteration: bǎn qiú
"许多国家都非常喜欢打板球。"
크리켓
Transliteration: keuriket
"영국에서는 크리켓 경기가 아주 유명합니다."
クリケット
Transliteration: kuriketto
"彼は週末によくクリケットをします。"
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