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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanghan
"빵이 공기 중에 두면 상해버렸다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
No longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.
"The bread was left out too long and became stale." - 2
Not new or original; lacking freshness or vitality.
"His jokes felt stale and failed to amuse the audience."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'stale' originates from the Old English 'stæl', meaning 'to be stale or rotten', which is derived from Proto-Germanic roots. Over time, its meaning evolved to describe food that has lost freshness and is no longer palatable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stale" is said worldwide
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rassis
Transliteration: ra-si
"Le pain était rassis après une nuit à l'air libre."
stale
Transliteration: steh-l
"Das Brot war nach einer Nacht an der Luft alt."
stantio
Transliteration: stan-tio
"Il pane era stantio dopo essere stato lasciato all'aria."
rancio
Transliteration: ran-cio
"El pan se volvió rancio después de estar expuesto al aire."
dureza
Transliteration: du-re-za
"O pão ficou duro depois de ficar exposto ao ar."
बासी
Transliteration: baasi
"रोटी हवा में छोड़ने के बाद बासी हो गई।"
陈旧的
Transliteration: chén jiù de
"面包在空气中放置后变得陈旧。"
상한
Transliteration: sanghan
"빵이 공기 중에 두면 상해버렸다."
古くなった
Transliteration: furukunatta
"パンは空気中に置いておくと古くなった。"
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