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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmitten
/ˈmɪt.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
"She wore thick woolen mittens to keep her hands warm in the snow."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French mitaine, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Old French mite (type of cat or soft thing) or a hypocoristic form of the given name Marie.
10 Global Lexicons: How "mitten" is said worldwide
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mitaine
Transliteration: mitaine
"Elle porte des mitaines pour se protéger du froid."
Fäustling
Transliteration: Fäustling
"Er zog seine warmen Fäustlinge an."
mattonella
Transliteration: guanto a moffola
Script: moffola
"I bambini indossano le moffole d'inverno."
mitón
Transliteration: mitón
"Los niños pequeños llevan mitones para no perder los dedos."
luva de dedo único
Transliteration: luva de dedo único
"Coloque as luvas de dedo único para esquentar as mãos."
दस्ताने
Transliteration: dastane
"सर्दी में उसने ऊनी दस्ताने पहने।"
连指手套
Transliteration: lián zhǐ shǒutào
"外面很冷，快戴上连指手套。"
벙어리장갑
Transliteration: beong-eorijang-gap
"추운 날씨에는 벙어리장갑이 더 따뜻해요."
ミトン
Transliteration: miton
"彼女は赤いミトンをはいています。"
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