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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Moor
"Das Moorgebiet ist sehr gefährlich zu durchqueren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Wet, spongy ground; a marsh or swamp.
"The hiker's boots sank deep into the thick mud of the bog."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Gaelic bogach, from bog ('soft').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "bog" is said worldwide
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marais
Transliteration: marais
"Il s'est enfoncé dans le marais."
Moor
Transliteration: Moor
"Das Moorgebiet ist sehr gefährlich zu durchqueren."
palude
Transliteration: palude
"Le rane gracidano nella palude."
ciénega
Transliteration: ciénega
"El carro se quedó atascado en la ciénega."
pântano
Transliteration: pantano
"O pântano está cheio de vegetação densa."
दलदल
Transliteration: daldal
"उसका पैर दलदल में धंस गया।"
沼泽
Transliteration: zhǎozé
"这片沼泽地非常危险。"
습지
Transliteration: seupji
"그 탐험가는 습지에서 길을 잃었다."
沼地
Transliteration: numachi
"長靴が沼地にはまってしまった。"
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