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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescera d'api
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʧɛra dˈapi
"La cera d'api viene usata per proteggere il legno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A yellow-to-brownish wax secreted by honeybees to build their honeycombs, widely used in making candles, polishes, and cosmetics.
"She used natural beeswax to polish the antique wooden table." - 2
Chiefly in colloquial phrases, one's own business or personal affairs.
"Mind your own beeswax and let me handle my own schedule."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound of the Old English 'bēo' (bee) and 'weax' (wax), tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots. Historically documented since before the 12th century, it originally referred strictly to the natural secretion produced by honeybees used to construct honeycomb, later expanding metaphorically and technically into various manufacturing and sealing uses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beeswax" is said worldwide
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cire d'abeille
Transliteration: sir d'abej
"Les bougies en cire d'abeille brûlent plus longtemps."
Bienenwachs
Transliteration: biːnənvaks
"Dieses Möbelwachs besteht aus reinem Bienenwachs."
cera d'api
Transliteration: ʧɛra dˈapi
"La cera d'api viene usata per proteggere il legno."
cera de abejas
Transliteration: ˈseɾa ðe aˈβexas
"Muchos bálsamos labiales contienen cera de abejas."
cera de abelha
Transliteration: ˈsɛɾɐ dʒi aˈbɛʎɐ
"A cera de abelha é excelente para hidratar couro."
मधुमोम
Transliteration: madhumom
"मधुमोम का उपयोग मोमबत्तियाँ बनाने के लिए किया जाता है।"
蜂蜡
Transliteration: fēnglà
"这种天然护手霜含有蜂蜡成分。"
밀랍
Transliteration: millap
"천연 밀랍으로 만든 초는 그릴 때 향이 좋습니다."
蜜蝋
Transliteration: mitsurō
"蜜蝋クリームは木製品のメンテナンスに最適です。"
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