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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesletame
Pronunciation / Transliteration: leˈtaːme
"Il letame è un ottimo fertilizzante naturale per le piante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The excrement of animals; manure.
"Elephant dung was gathered by the locals to be dried and used as fuel."
- 1
To manure land with dung.
"The farmer prepared the fields by dunging the soil before the spring planting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dung', meaning excrement or manure, originating from Proto-Germanic *dung-an-, meaning damp or dark place. Historically related to the process of dung being stored in subterranean pits for agricultural enrichment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dung" is said worldwide
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fumier
Transliteration: fy.mje
"Le fumier est utilisé pour enrichir la terre du jardin."
Dung
Transliteration: dʊŋ
"Der Bauer streute Dung auf die Felder."
letame
Transliteration: leˈtaːme
"Il letame è un ottimo fertilizzante naturale per le piante."
estiércol
Transliteration: esˈtjeɾkol
"El estiércol ayuda a mejorar la calidad del suelo agrícola."
esterco
Transliteration: iʃˈtɛɾku
"O esterco é fundamental para a fertilização orgânica."
गोबर
Transliteration: gobar
"ग्रामीण इलाकों में गोबर का उपयोग ईंधन के रूप में किया जाता है।"
粪便
Transliteration: fèn biàn
"这种动物的粪便可以用来制作有机肥料。"
거름
Transliteration: georeum
"농부들은 밭에 거름을 주어 작물을 튼튼하게 키웠습니다."
糞
Transliteration: kuso
"動物の糞は優れた堆肥として利用されます。"
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