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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespaja
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paha
"El granjero utilizó paja para el lecho de los animales."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Dried stalks of grain, especially wheat, used as fodder or for thatching roofs.
"The farmer spread straw in the barn to provide bedding for the animals." - 2
A tube used for sucking liquid from a container.
"She drank her smoothie through a colorful straw."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'strēaw', which is related to 'streowian' (to strew or scatter). Historically, it referred to dried stalks of grain, particularly after threshing, used commonly for bedding and roofing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Straw" is said worldwide
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paille
Transliteration: paj
"Le fermier a utilisé de la paille pour le lit des animaux."
Stroh
Transliteration: stroh
"Der Bauer streute Stroh in den Stall."
paglia
Transliteration: pahl-ya
"Il contadino ha usato la paglia per il letto degli animali."
paja
Transliteration: paha
"El granjero utilizó paja para el lecho de los animales."
palha
Transliteration: pal-ya
"O fazendeiro usou palha para a cama dos animais."
पुआल
Transliteration: pual
"किसान ने जानवरों के लिए पुआल का इस्तेमाल किया।"
稻草
Transliteration: dàocǎo
"农民用稻草为动物提供床铺。"
짚
Transliteration: jip
"농부는 동물의 침대를 위해 짚을 사용했습니다."
わら
Transliteration: wara
"農夫は動物のためにわらを使いました。"
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