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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvarech
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaʀɛʃ
"Les vagues ont rejeté beaucoup de varech sur la plage."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Seaweed washed up on or growing along a shore.
"The storm left the beach covered in thick layers of brown wrack." - 2
Ruins, destruction, or the remains of something that has been severely damaged.
"He watched the total wrack of his political career with quiet disbelief."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English wrack, wrec, stemming from Old Norse wreki or Middle Low German wrack, meaning wreckage or seaweed cast ashore. It shares a historical root with 'wreck', though it has evolved distinct associations with marine debris, ruin, and intense mental strain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wrack" is said worldwide
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varech
Transliteration: vaʀɛʃ
"Les vagues ont rejeté beaucoup de varech sur la plage."
Tang
Transliteration: taŋ
"Der Sturm spülte viel Tang an die Küste."
alga marina
Transliteration: ˈalɡa maˈriːna
"La spiaggia era piena di alga marina dopo la tempesta."
argazo
Transliteration: arˈɡaθo
"El mar dejó una gran cantidad de argazo en la arena."
sargaço
Transliteration: saɾˈɡasu
"A tempestade trouxe muito sargaço para a costa."
समुद्री घास
Transliteration: samudri ghaas
"तूफान के बाद तट पर बहुत सारी समुद्री घास जमा हो गई।"
海藻
Transliteration: hǎizǎo
"暴风雨过后，海滩上堆满了海藻。"
해초
Transliteration: haecho
"폭풍이 지난 후 해변에는 해초가 가득했다."
海藻
Transliteration: kaisō
"嵐の後、海岸には多くの海藻が打ち上げられていた。"
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