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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieserva daninha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: er-va da-ni-nyha
"O agricultor removeu toda a erva daninha."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A weed or wild plant that grows abundantly and unwanted, often harmful to cultivated vegetation.
"The gardener spent the entire morning pulling out the yerba mala from the vegetable patch." - 2
A metaphorical term used in various Hispanic cultures to describe a troublesome, wicked, or resilient person who survives despite adversity.
"According to the old proverb, yerba mala never dies, surviving even the harshest winters."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Spanish, combining 'yerba' (herb, weed), from Latin 'herba', and 'mala' (bad, evil), from Latin 'mala'. Historically used in botanical and cultural contexts across Latin America to denote wild, invasive, or troublesome plants that choke out cultivated crops.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yerba mala" is said worldwide
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mauvaise herbe
Transliteration: mov-ez erb
"Il faut arracher la mauvaise herbe du jardin."
Unkraut
Transliteration: oon-kraut
"Das Unkraut wächst schnell im Sommer."
erba cattiva
Transliteration: er-ba kat-ti-va
"L'erba cattiva non muore mai."
yerba mala
Transliteration: yeɾ.ba ma.la
"La yerba mala destruyó todo el cultivo."
erva daninha
Transliteration: er-va da-ni-nyha
"O agricultor removeu toda a erva daninha."
खरपतवार
Transliteration: kharpatwar
"किसान ने खेत से खरपतवार साफ किया।"
杂草
Transliteration: zá cǎo
"花园里长满了杂草。"
잡초
Transliteration: jap-cho
"정원에 잡초가 많이 자랐습니다."
雑草
Transliteration: zassou
"庭の雑草を抜く必要があります。"
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