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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescervo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈtʃɛr.vo/
"Abbiamo visto un cervo maschio tra gli alberi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
The male of certain animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, hare, or rabbit.
"A majestic buck with large antlers stepped out into the clearing." - 2
A US or Australian dollar.
"That sandwich cost me ten bucks."
- 1
To resist, oppose, or refuse to yield to something.
"It is unwise to buck the trend of the global market."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'bucca', meaning male deer or goat, originating from Proto-Germanic *bukon-. Over centuries, the term evolved to include the skin of such animals used as trade currency, eventually becoming a colloquial American English term for a dollar in the 18th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Buck" is said worldwide
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cerf
Transliteration: /sɛʁ/
"Le cerf traversa rapidement le chemin forestier."
Hirsch
Transliteration: /hɪʁʃ/
"Ein prächtiger Hirsch stand am Waldrand."
cervo
Transliteration: /ˈtʃɛr.vo/
"Abbiamo visto un cervo maschio tra gli alberi."
ciervo
Transliteration: /ˈθjeɾ.βo/
"El ciervo corrió velozmente por el bosque."
veado
Transliteration: /viˈa.du/
"O veado saltou por cima da cerca."
बारasingha
Transliteration: bārāsiṅghā
Script: बारहसिंगा
"जंगल में एक बड़ा बारहसिंगा दिखाई दिया।"
公鹿
Transliteration: gōng lù
"这只公鹿有一对非常漂亮的鹿角。"
수사슴
Transliteration: susaseum
"숲속에서 커다란 수사슴을 발견했습니다."
雄ジカ
Transliteration: osujika
"立派な角を持った雄ジカが森に現れた。"
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