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Pronunciation / Transliteration: õs
"Ajoutez une once de beurre à la préparation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound (avoirdupois), or about 28.35 grams.
"The recipe calls for eight ounces of grated cheese." - 2
A very small amount or trace of something.
"He didn't have an ounce of regret for what he had done."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'ounce', coming from Old French 'ounce', which in turn stems from the Latin 'uncia', meaning a twelfth part (specifically of a Roman pound or foot). Over centuries, the term evolved from representing a fractional proportion of various weights to the standard unit of mass in both the avoirdupois and troy systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ounce" is said worldwide
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once
Transliteration: õs
"Ajoutez une once de beurre à la préparation."
Unze
Transliteration: ˈʊnt͡sə
"Das Gold wiegt genau eine Unze."
oncia
Transliteration: ˈontʃa
"La ricetta richiede un'oncia di formaggio."
onza
Transliteration: ˈonsa
"Compré una onza de oro."
onça
Transliteration: ˈõsɐ
"Preciso de uma onça de chocolate."
औंस
Transliteration: ons
"इस दवा की एक औंस खुराक लें।"
盎司
Transliteration: àngsī
"这块金重达一盎司。"
온스
Transliteration: onseu
"고기 몇 온스를 드릴까요?"
オンス
Transliteration: onsu
"この薬を1オンス測ってください。"
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