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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLego
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈlɛɡo/
"Ho regalato una scatola di Lego a mio nipote."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brand of toy building bricks made of interlocking plastic blocks.
"The children spent hours building a massive castle out of Lego." - 2
An individual plastic brick from such a set.
"He stepped on a stray Lego in the dark and winced in pain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is coined from the Danish words 'leg godt', meaning 'play well'. It was established in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, eventually becoming the iconic name for the interlocking plastic toy bricks known worldwide today.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lego" is said worldwide
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Lego
Transliteration: /leɡo/
"Il aime construire des voitures avec ses Lego."
Lego
Transliteration: /ˈleːɡo/
"Die Kinder spielen gerne mit Lego."
Lego
Transliteration: /ˈlɛɡo/
"Ho regalato una scatola di Lego a mio nipote."
Lego
Transliteration: /ˈleɡo/
"A mi hermano pequeño le encantan los Lego."
Lego
Transliteration: /ˈlɛɡu/
"Ele comprou um novo conjunto de Lego."
लेगो
Transliteration: lego
"बच्चे लेगो से खेलना पसंद करते हैं।"
乐高
Transliteration: lè gāo
"他在拼乐高积木。"
레고
Transliteration: rego
"아이들이 레고로 집을 만들고 있어요."
レゴ
Transliteration: rego
"息子はレゴブロックで遊ぶのが好きです。"
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