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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrayas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ra-yas
"La cebra es fácilmente reconocible por sus rayas blancas y negras."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, narrow band or strip that is different in color or texture from the surrounding surface.
"The zebra is easily recognizable due to its distinctive black and white stripes." - 2
A pattern consisting of parallel lines or bands.
"The shirt featured bold stripes that made it stand out."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'stripes' originates from the Middle English term 'stripe', which is derived from the Old French 'estripe', meaning 'a line or band'. The term has evolved over centuries to refer to long, narrow marks or bands that differ in color or texture from their background.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stripes" is said worldwide
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rayures
Transliteration: ra-yur
"Le zèbre est facilement reconnaissable grâce à ses rayures noires et blanches."
Streifen
Transliteration: shtraɪ-fen
"Das Zebra ist leicht an seinen charakteristischen schwarzen und weißen Streifen zu erkennen."
strisce
Transliteration: stree-she
"La zebra è facilmente riconoscibile grazie alle sue strisce bianche e nere."
rayas
Transliteration: ra-yas
"La cebra es fácilmente reconocible por sus rayas blancas y negras."
listras
Transliteration: lees-tras
"A zebra é facilmente reconhecível por suas listras pretas e brancas."
धारी
Transliteration: dhaari
"ज़ेबरा अपनी काली और सफेद धारियों के लिए आसानी से पहचाना जाता है।"
条纹
Transliteration: tiáowén
"斑马因其黑白条纹而容易识别。"
줄무늬
Transliteration: julmuni
"얼룩말은 검은색과 흰색 줄무늬로 쉽게 알아볼 수 있습니다."
ストライプ
Transliteration: sutoraipu
"シマウマは黒と白のストライプで簡単に識別できます。"
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