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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbolsillo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bolˈsiʝo
"Guardó el boleto en su bolsillo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small pocket or enclosed space, especially a cavity or recess in anatomical, geographical, or architectural contexts.
"The geologist examined a small gas poche trapped within the volcanic rock."
- 1
To render with solid black or hatch lines in architectural drawing to indicate walls or solid masses.
"The student spent hours carefully pocheing the walls on the master floor plan."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Northern French 'poche', meaning a bag or pocket, which is of Germanic origin related to the Proto-Germanic *pukô. Over centuries, the term evolved to denote various pouch-like structures in anatomy, geography, and culinary arts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poche" is said worldwide
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poche
Transliteration: pɔʃ
"Il a mis les clés dans sa poche."
Tasche
Transliteration: ˈtaʃə
"Sie hat ihr Handy in der Tasche."
tasca
Transliteration: ˈtaska
"Ho trovato una moneta nella mia tasca."
bolsillo
Transliteration: bolˈsiʝo
"Guardó el boleto en su bolsillo."
bolso
Transliteration: ˈboɫsu
"Ele colocou a carteira no bolso."
जेब
Transliteration: jeb
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी शर्ट की जेब में पेन है।"
口袋
Transliteration: kǒudài
Script: 中文汉字
"他把手插在口袋里。"
주머니
Transliteration: jumeoni
Script: 한국어 한글
"열쇠가 주머니에 있어요."
ポケット
Transliteration: poketto
Script: 日本語
"彼はポケットに手を入れた。"
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