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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpross
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃpʁɔs
"Der Spross wächst schnell nach dem Regen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A young shoot or plant.
"The gardener noticed a sprout emerging from the soil after the rain."
- 1
To begin to grow; to shoot forth.
"The seeds will sprout in a few days if kept moist."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originates from Middle English sprouten, derived from Old English sprūtan (to sprout), sharing roots with Proto-Germanic *sprutaną and closely related to Dutch spruit and German sprossen. Historically used to describe the rapid growth of new shoots from plants, its meaning later extended metaphorically to describe the sudden emergence or growth of things or people.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sprout" is said worldwide
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Germes
Transliteration: ʒɛʁm
"Les germes commencent à pousser au printemps."
Spross
Transliteration: ʃpʁɔs
"Der Spross wächst schnell nach dem Regen."
Germoglio
Transliteration: dʒerˈmɔʎo
"Il germoglio è spuntato dopo la pioggia."
Brote
Transliteration: ˈbɾote
"El brote salió de la tierra después de la lluvia."
Brote
Transliteration: ˈbɾoti
"O brote apareceu após a chuva."
अंकुर
Transliteration: ankur
"बारिश के बाद अंकुर निकल आया।"
芽
Transliteration: yá
"雨后芽开始生长。"
싹
Transliteration: ssak
"비가 온 후에 싹이 나기 시작했다."
芽
Transliteration: me
"雨の後、芽が出始めた。"
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