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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cāng'ěr
"他的衣服上粘满了苍耳。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rough, prickly seed case or flower head of a plant that clings to clothing or animal fur.
"His socks were covered in sticky burrs after walking through the overgrown meadow." - 2
A rotary cutting tool or a small rough edge left on metal after drilling or cutting.
"The machinist used a file to remove the sharp burr from the freshly cut steel pipe."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'burr', likely of imitative origin or related to Old Norse 'burðr' (burden) and Old French 'bourre' (padding, woolly hair). Over centuries, the meaning expanded from a rough seed capsule or prickly plant part to various mechanical projections and a rough, trilled pronunciation of speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Burr" is said worldwide
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barde
Transliteration: bard
"Les vêtements étaient couverts de bardes."
Klette
Transliteration: klette
"Seine Hose war voller Kletten."
lappa
Transliteration: lappa
"Il cane aveva molte lapphe nel pelo."
cahíto
Transliteration: cahito
"Encontró abrojos pegados a su chaqueta."
carrapicho
Transliteration: carrapicho
"O pelo do cão estava cheio de carrapichos."
चिपकने वाला बीज
Transliteration: chipakne wala beej
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसके कपड़ों में कांटेदार बीज चिपक गए थे।"
苍耳
Transliteration: cāng'ěr
Script: 中文汉字
"他的衣服上粘满了苍耳。"
도깨비바늘
Transliteration: dokaebibaneul
Script: 한국어 한글
"바지에 도깨비바늘이 붙어 있다."
ひっつき虫
Transliteration: hittsukimushi
Script: 日本語
"服にひっつき虫がたくさんついていた。"
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