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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesporcherie / orgelet
Native Script:porcherie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɔʁ.ʃʁi / ɔʁ.ʒə.lɛ
"Il a attrapé un orgelet à la paupière."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pen or enclosure for pigs.
"The farmer went out early in the morning to clean out the pigsty." - 2
A painfully inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection.
"Applying a warm compress helps soothe the discomfort caused by a stye."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'stīge', meaning 'pigpen', originating from Proto-Germanic *stīgaz, related to 'stīgan' (to ascend or rise). Over centuries, the noun evolved to describe both a pen for swine and, metaphorically or literally, a filthy place, while also becoming homonymous with the medical term for an inflamed gland on the eyelid.
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porcherie / orgelet
Transliteration: pɔʁ.ʃʁi / ɔʁ.ʒə.lɛ
Script: porcherie
"Il a attrapé un orgelet à la paupière."
Schweinepstall / Gerstenkorn
Transliteration: ˈʃvaɪnəˌʃtal / ˈɡɛʁstənˌkɔʁn
Script: Schweinepstall
"Sie hat ein schmerzhaftes Gerstenkorn am Auge."
porcile / orzaiolo
Transliteration: porˈtʃiːle / ortzaˈjɔːlo
Script: porcile
"Mi è venuto un orzaiolo all'occhio sinistro."
chiquero / orzuelo
Transliteration: tʃiˈkeɾo / oɾˈθwelo
Script: chiquero
"Me salió un orzuelo en el párpado."
chiqueiro / terçol
Transliteration: ʃiˈkejɾu / tɛʁˈsɔw
Script: chiqueiro
"Acordei com um terçol no olho."
सूअर का बाड़ा / गुहेरी
Transliteration: suar ka bada / guheri
Script: सूअर का बाड़ा
"मेरी आँख में गुहेरी हो गई है।"
猪圈 / 麦粒肿
Transliteration: zhūjuàn / màilìzhǒng
Script: 猪圈
"他的眼皮上长了一个麦粒肿。"
돼우리 / 다래끼
Transliteration: dwae-uri / daraekki
Script: 돼우리
"눈에 다래끼가 나서 아프다."
豚小屋 / 物のめばえ
Transliteration: butagoya / monomebae
Script: 豚小屋
"まぶたにでもものができた。"
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