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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseconomía doméstica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-ko-no-mi-a do-mes-ti-ka
"Estudió economía doméstica para aprender a cocinar y coser."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A school subject encompassing the study of nutrition, cooking, parenting, household management, family finance, and sewing.
"Students learned basic meal planning and budgeting in their home economics class." - 2
The practical science and art of managing a household and domestic economy efficiently.
"Effective home economics requires a balance of financial management and resourcefulness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'home', deriving from Old English 'hām' meaning dwelling or estate, and 'economics', from Greek 'oikonomika' meaning management of a household. It emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the domestic science movement led by educators like Ellen Swallow Richards to professionalize household management and family well-being through scientific principles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Home economics" is said worldwide
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économie familiale
Transliteration: é-ko-no-mi fa-mi-lya-l
"Elle enseigne l'économie familiale au collège."
Hauswirtschaft
Transliteration: Hauss-wirt-schaft
"In der Schule lernen wir die Grundlagen der Hauswirtschaft."
economia domestica
Transliteration: e-ko-no-mi-a do-mes-ti-ka
"L'economia domestica insegna a gestire la casa."
economía doméstica
Transliteration: e-ko-no-mi-a do-mes-ti-ka
"Estudió economía doméstica para aprender a cocinar y coser."
economia doméstica
Transliteration: e-ko-no-mi-a do-mes-ti-ka
"As aulas de economia doméstica são muito práticas."
गृह विज्ञान
Transliteration: grah vigyan
"विद्यालय में गृह विज्ञान की शिक्षा दी जाती है।"
家政学
Transliteration: jiā zhèng xué
"她在大学里修读了家政学专业。"
가정학
Transliteration: gajeonghak
"학교에서 가정학 시간에 요리를 배웠습니다."
家庭科
Transliteration: kateika
"今日の家庭科の授業では裁縫をしました。"
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