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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ancora
"La nave ha gettato l'ancora."
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A heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom.
"The ship dropped anchor in the quiet bay."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English ancor, from Latin ancora, from Greek ankūra, related to ankos 'bend'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anchor" is said worldwide
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ancre
Transliteration: ancre
"Le bateau a jeté l'ancre."
Anker
Transliteration: Anker
"Das Schiff warf den Anker aus."
ancora
Transliteration: ancora
"La nave ha gettato l'ancora."
ancla
Transliteration: ancla
"El barco tiró el ancla."
âncora
Transliteration: âncora
"O navio lançou âncora."
लنگर
Transliteration: langar
"जहाज ने लंगर डाला।"
锚
Transliteration: máo
"船抛下了锚。"
닻
Transliteration: dat
"배가 닻을 내렸다."
錨
Transliteration: ikari
"船が錨を下ろした。"
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