World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgoutte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡut/
"Une goutte de peinture est tombée sur le sol."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small drop or lump of a viscous or sticky substance.
"A single blob of paint fell from the brush onto the pristine canvas."
- 1
To form into a blob or apply in blobs.
"She blobbed the glue onto the cardboard pieces before pressing them together."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 17th century as an imitative or expressive word likely related to 'blop' or 'blubber', 'blob' originally referred to a small drop or lump of something viscous. Over time, it evolved to describe amorphous shapes, digital artifacts, and as a verb, the action of forming or applying such shapes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blob" is said worldwide
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goutte
Transliteration: /ɡut/
"Une goutte de peinture est tombée sur le sol."
Klumpen
Transliteration: /ˈklʊmpn̩/
"Ein kleiner Klumpen Leim tropfte auf den Tisch."
goccia
Transliteration: /ˈɡɔt.tʃa/
"Una goccia di vernice ha macchiato il tappeto."
gota
Transliteration: /ˈɡo.ta/
"Cayó una gota de pintura sobre el papel."
gota
Transliteration: /ˈɡɔ.tɐ/
"Uma gota de tinta caiu no chão."
बूंद
Transliteration: bund
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कागज पर पेंट की एक बूंद गिर गई।"
团
Transliteration: tuán
Script: 中文汉字
"一团颜料滴在了纸上。"
방울
Transliteration: bang-ul
Script: 한국어 한글
"종이 위에 물감 방울이 떨어졌습니다."
塊
Transliteration: katamari
Script: 日本語
"紙の上に絵の具の塊が落ちた。"
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