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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tesson
"Il a ramassé un tesson de bouteille."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A piece of a broken glass, ceramic, rock, or metal, typically having sharp edges.
"He stepped on a sharp shard of glass."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'scherde', originating from Old English 'sceard' (meaning a notch, gap, or fragment), of Germanic origin and closely related to 'share' and 'shears'. Historically, it primarily referred to a broken piece of pottery or glass, later expanding to include sharp fragments of various hard materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shard" is said worldwide
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tesson
Transliteration: tesson
"Il a ramassé un tesson de bouteille."
Scherbe
Transliteration: Scherbe
"Vorsicht, hier liegen viele Scherben."
coccio
Transliteration: coccio
"Si è tagliato con un coccio di vetro."
esquirla
Transliteration: esquirla
"Encontró una esquirla de metal en la máquina."
estilhaço
Transliteration: estilhaço
"O vidro quebrou em mil estilhaços."
टुकड़ा
Transliteration: tukda
"कांच का एक नुकीला टुकड़ा फर्श पर गिरा था।"
碎片
Transliteration: suìpiàn
"地上到处都是玻璃碎片。"
파편
Transliteration: papyeon
"유리 파편이 바닥에 흩어져 있었다."
破片
Transliteration: hahen
"ガラスの破片が床に散らばっていた。"
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