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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fosse
"Les ouvriers ont creusé une fosse pour les fondations."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large hole in the ground.
"The workers dug a pit to lay the foundation for the new building." - 2
A hollow or cavity in a surface.
"The fruit had a hard pit in the center."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'pytt', meaning a hole, well, or grave, which traces back to the Proto-Germanic '*putjô' and ultimately from the Latin 'puteus' meaning well or sink. Historically evolved from describing natural depressions in the ground to encompass industrial mining excavations, automotive racing staging areas, and stone fruit kernels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pit" is said worldwide
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fosse
Transliteration: fosse
"Les ouvriers ont creusé une fosse pour les fondations."
Grube
Transliteration: gruːbə
"Die Arbeiter gruben eine Grube für das Fundament."
fossa
Transliteration: fossa
"I lavoratori hanno scavato una fossa per le fondamenta."
foso
Transliteration: foso
"Los trabajadores cavaron un foso para los cimientos."
fosso
Transliteration: fosso
"Os trabalhadores cavaram um fosso para os fundamentos."
गड्ढा
Transliteration: gaḍḍhā
"कामकाजी ने नींव के लिए गड्ढा खोदा।"
坑
Transliteration: kēng
"工人们挖了一个坑来打基础。"
구덩이
Transliteration: gudeongi
"근로자들이 기초를 위해 구덩이를 팠습니다."
穴
Transliteration: ana
"作業員は基礎のために穴を掘りました。"
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