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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaserig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈfaːzəʁɪç/
"Das Fleisch dieses Gemüses ist ziemlich faserig."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Consisting of or resembling fibers.
"The plant has a tough, fibrous stem that makes it difficult to cut." - 2
Containing or characterized by fibers, especially in biological tissue.
"An MRI revealed fibrous scar tissue around the injured ligament."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'fibrosa', from Medieval Latin 'fibrosus', based on the Latin 'fibra' meaning fiber or filament. It entered the language during the 16th century to describe substances or tissues composed of or resembling fibers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fibrous" is said worldwide
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fibreux
Transliteration: /fi.bʁø/
"La chair de ce fruit est très fibreuse."
faserig
Transliteration: /ˈfaːzəʁɪç/
"Das Fleisch dieses Gemüses ist ziemlich faserig."
fibroso
Transliteration: /fiˈbro.zo/
"Il tessuto muscolare è composto da materiale fibroso."
fibroso
Transliteration: /fiˈβɾo.so/
"La raíz de esta planta es extremadamente fibrosa."
fibroso
Transliteration: /fiˈbɾo.zu/
"O talo do aipo tem uma textura fibrosa."
तंतुमय
Transliteration: tantumay
"इस फल का गूदा बहुत तंतुमय होता है।"
纤维状的
Transliteration: xiān wéi zhuàng de
"这种植物有纤维状的根系。"
섬유질의
Transliteration: seom-yujil-ui
"이 고기는 질기고 섬유질이 많습니다."
繊維状の
Transliteration: senwijō no
"セロリの茎は繊維状の組織を持っています。"
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