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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbrique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bʁik/
"Le mur a un aspect de brique rouge."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling bricks in texture, color, or general appearance.
"The old cottage had a charmingly bricky texture weathered by decades of rain." - 2
Consisting of or characterized by the extensive use of bricks.
"They walked through the narrow, bricky alleys of the historic district."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'brick' combined with the English suffix '-y', dating back to the late 19th century in British working-class slang. Initially used to describe qualities reminiscent of bricks, it later evolved in architectural and colloquial contexts to describe structures resembling or made of brick.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bricky" is said worldwide
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brique
Transliteration: /bʁik/
"Le mur a un aspect de brique rouge."
ziegelartig
Transliteration: /ˈtsiːɡl̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/
"Das Gebäude hatte eine ziegelartige Struktur."
mattone
Transliteration: /matˈto.ne/
"La facciata ha una superficie color mattone."
ladrilloso
Transliteration: /la.ðɾiˈʝo.so/
"El camino tenía un aspecto ladrilloso."
tijolado
Transliteration: /ti.ʒuˈla.du/
"A parede apresentava um tom tijolado."
ईंट जैसा
Transliteration: eent jaisa
"दीवार की बनावट ईंट जैसी थी।"
砖状的
Transliteration: zhuān zhuàng de
"这座建筑具有砖状的外观。"
벽돌 같은
Transliteration: byeokdol gateun
"그 건물은 벽돌 같은 질감을 가지고 있었다."
レンガ状の
Transliteration: rengajō no
"その壁はレンガ状のテクスチャーを持っていた。"
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