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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmatraque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-trak
"Le voleur a menacé le commerçant avec une matraque."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A heavy, blunt weapon, typically a stick or club used for striking.
"The thief threatened the shopkeeper with a cosh during the robbery."
- 1
To strike someone with a cosh.
"The assailant coshed the victim from behind, leaving him unconscious."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'cosh' originates from the late 19th century, derived from the Yiddish word 'kosh,' meaning a heavy club or stick. It reflects the influence of Eastern European Jewish immigrants on British slang, evolving to denote a blunt weapon used for striking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cosh" is said worldwide
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matraque
Transliteration: ma-trak
"Le voleur a menacé le commerçant avec une matraque."
Knüppel
Transliteration: kny-pel
"Der Dieb bedrohte den Ladenbesitzer mit einem Knüppel."
bastone
Transliteration: bas-tone
"Il ladro ha minacciato il negoziante con un bastone."
porra
Transliteration: por-ra
"El ladrón amenazó al comerciante con una porra."
cassetete
Transliteration: ca-sse-te
"O ladrão ameaçou o comerciante com um cassetete."
लाठी
Transliteration: laathi
"चोर ने दुकानदार को लाठी से धमकाया।"
棍子
Transliteration: gùnzi
"小偷用棍子威胁商店老板。"
몽둥이
Transliteration: mongdungi
"도둑이 상점을 몽둥이로 위협했다."
棒
Transliteration: bō
"泥棒は店主を棒で脅した。"
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