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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMeguila
Pronunciation / Transliteration: meguila
"Il nous a raconté toute la méguila sur ses problèmes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The Biblical scroll of Esther read during the Jewish festival of Purim.
"The rabbi unrolled the ornate parchment Megillah to begin the reading." - 2
A long, complicated, and tedious story or explanation.
"He went into the whole megillah about why he was late."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Hebrew מְגִלָּה (megilá, 'scroll', 'volume'), from gll ('to roll'). In Jewish tradition, specifically refers to the Book of Esther read on Purim, and colloquially in English for a long, tedious account or story.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Megillah" is said worldwide
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Meguila
Transliteration: meguila
"Il nous a raconté toute la méguila sur ses problèmes."
Megilla
Transliteration: Megilla
"Er hat mir die ganze Megilla über seine Arbeit erzählt."
Meguillah
Transliteration: meguillah
"Ha raccontato tutta la tiritera sulla sua giornata."
Meguilá
Transliteration: meguila
"Nos contó toda la milonga sobre su viaje."
Meguilá
Transliteration: meguila
"Ele contou toda a história longa sobre o projeto."
मे गिला
Transliteration: me gila
"उसने अपनी लंबी कहानी शुरू कर दी।"
梅吉拉长卷
Transliteration: méi jí lā cháng juàn
"他滔滔不绝地讲了一大堆废话。"
메길라
Transliteration: megilla
"그는 자신의 문제에 대해 구절구절 늘어놓았다."
メギラー
Transliteration: megirā
"彼は自分の言い訳を長々と語った。"
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