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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbric-à-brac
Pronunciation / Transliteration: brik-a-brak
"Elle a une collection de bric-à-brac dans son salon."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small decorative object or trinket.
"She collected various knick-knacks from her travels around the world." - 2
An object of little value or importance.
"The shelf was filled with old knick-knacks that had no real use."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'knick-knack' originated in the late 17th century, derived from the earlier term 'nicknack', which itself is a reduplication of 'nick', meaning a small cut or notch. Over time, it evolved to refer to small decorative objects or trinkets.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Knick-Knack" is said worldwide
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bric-à-brac
Transliteration: brik-a-brak
"Elle a une collection de bric-à-brac dans son salon."
Kleinigkeit
Transliteration: klein-igkeit
"Sie hat viele Kleinigkeiten auf dem Tisch."
cianfrusaglie
Transliteration: chian-fru-sag-lie
"La sua casa è piena di cianfrusaglie."
chucherías
Transliteration: chu-che-rí-as
"Ella tiene muchas chucherías en su habitación."
tralha
Transliteration: tra-lha
"A casa dela está cheia de tralhas."
छोटी चीज़ें
Transliteration: chhoti cheezen
"उसके पास छोटी चीज़ें इकट्ठा करने का शौक है।"
小饰品
Transliteration: xiǎo shìpǐn
"她的房间里有很多小饰品。"
작은 장식품
Transliteration: jageun jangsigpum
"그녀의 방에는 작은 장식품이 많다."
小物
Transliteration: komono
"彼女の部屋には小物がたくさんある。"
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