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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespoupée gigogne
Pronunciation / Transliteration: poupée gigogne
"Les enfants ont adoré la poupée gigogne colorée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A set of wooden dolls of decreasing size that can be placed one inside another.
"The children were fascinated by the colorful nesting dolls displayed on the shelf." - 2
A metaphorical term used to describe any series of items that are contained within one another.
"The project was a nesting doll of tasks, each one dependent on the completion of the last."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'nesting doll' refers to a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another. The concept originates from Russian 'Matryoshka' dolls, which became popular in the late 19th century. The term 'nesting' describes the way these dolls fit into one another, highlighting a unique cultural artifact that has evolved in meaning and design over time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nesting-Doll" is said worldwide
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poupée gigogne
Transliteration: poupée gigogne
"Les enfants ont adoré la poupée gigogne colorée."
Nesting-Puppe
Transliteration: Nesting-Puppe
"Die Kinder waren von der bunten Nesting-Puppe begeistert."
pupazzo a incastro
Transliteration: pupazzo a incastro
"I bambini erano affascinati dal pupazzo a incastro colorato."
muñeca rusa
Transliteration: muñeca rusa
"Los niños estaban fascinados con la colorida muñeca rusa."
boneca russa
Transliteration: boneca russa
"As crianças ficaram fascinadas com a colorida boneca russa."
गुड़िया
Transliteration: gudiya
"बच्चे रंग-बिरंगी गुड़िया से मोहित थे।"
套娃
Transliteration: tào wá
"孩子们对色彩缤纷的套娃感到着迷。"
러시아 인형
Transliteration: reosia inhyeong
"아이들은 화려한 러시아 인형에 매료되었습니다."
マトリョーシカ
Transliteration: matoryōshika
"子供たちはカラフルなマトリョーシカに夢中でした。"
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