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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesborra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: borra
"Restava apenas a borra de café no fundo da xícara."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The remnants of a liquid left at the bottom of a container, together with any sediment.
"He drained the last dregs of coffee from his cup." - 2
The most worthless part or parts of something.
"They searched through the dregs of society to find any clues."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from Middle English 'dregge', which comes from Old Norse 'dregg' (meaning sediment or dregs). It is related to Old High German 'tracche' and has historically referred to the solid residue left at the bottom of a liquid, later broadening to mean the least valuable part of anything.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dregs" is said worldwide
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lie
Transliteration: li
"Il restait seulement la lie au fond de la bouteille."
Hefen
Transliteration: heefen
"Am Boden des Glases blieb nur der Trub zurück."
feccia
Transliteration: fettsha
"Ha bevuto fino all'ultima feccia."
heces
Transliteration: etses
"Bebió hasta las últimas heces del vino."
borra
Transliteration: borra
"Restava apenas a borra de café no fundo da xícara."
तलchhat
Transliteration: talchhat
Script: तलछट
"प्याले के तल में केवल तलछट ही बची थी।"
残渣
Transliteration: cánzhā
"杯底只剩下咖啡的残渣。"
앙금
Transliteration: ang-geum
"컵 닥에 커피 앙금이 남아 있었다."
滓
Transliteration: kasu
Script: かす
"カップの底にはコーヒーの滓が残っていた。"
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