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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ozh
"Les cochons mangent dans l'auge."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink from.
"The horses gathered around the wooden trough to drink fresh water." - 2
An elongated area of low atmospheric pressure, or the lowest point in a wave, economic cycle, or fluctuation.
"Economists predict that the current market slump has finally reached its trough."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'trog', meaning a wooden vessel or tub, originating from Proto-Germanic '*trugaz'. Over centuries, the meaning expanded metaphorically from a long, narrow open container for feeding animals or holding water to describe any elongated depression, such as between waves or in economic activity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trough" is said worldwide
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auge
Transliteration: ozh
"Les cochons mangent dans l'auge."
Trog
Transliteration: troːk
"Das Vieh trinkt aus dem Trog."
abbeveratoio
Transliteration: abbevəraˈtɔjo
"Gli animali bevono dall'abbeveratoio."
comedero
Transliteration: komeˈdeɾo
"El ganado se acercó al comedero."
cocho
Transliteration: ˈkoʃu
"Os cavalos bebem água no cocho."
नाand
Transliteration: nand
Script: नांद
"मवेशी नांद से पानी पी रहे हैं।"
槽
Transliteration: cáo
"马儿在水槽旁喝水。"
여물통
Transliteration: yeomultong
"소들이 여물통에서 물을 마시고 있다."
飼い葉桶
Transliteration: kaibaoke
"馬が飼い葉桶から水を飲んでいます。"
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