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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesluvas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈluvɐs
"O médico colocou as luvas antes de examinar o paciente."
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Clothing or garments designed to be worn on the hands, such as gloves, mittens, and gauntlets.
"Workers in the cold storage facility are required to wear insulated handwear to prevent frostbite."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English word 'hand' (from Proto-Germanic *handuz) and the noun-forming suffix '-wear' (from Old English 'werian', meaning to wear or clothe). This term emerged in modern retail and apparel classification during the 20th century as a collective descriptor for garments designed to cover or protect the hands.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Handwear" is said worldwide
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gants
Transliteration: ɡɑ̃
"Il est important de porter des gants par temps glacial."
Handbekleidung
Transliteration: ˈhantbəˌklɔɪdʊŋ
"Das Geschäft verkauft verschiedene Arten von Handbekleidung."
guanti
Transliteration: ˈɡwanti
"I guanti di pelle proteggono le mani dal freddo."
guantes
Transliteration: ˈɡwantes
"Necesitas unos buenos guantes para esquiar en la montaña."
luvas
Transliteration: ˈluvɐs
"O médico colocou as luvas antes de examinar o paciente."
दस्ताने
Transliteration: dastane
"सर्दियों में बाहर जाते समय दस्ताने पहनना जरूरी है।"
手套
Transliteration: shǒutào
"这副手套非常保暖舒适。"
장갑
Transliteration: jang-gap
"추운 날씨에는 따뜻한 장갑을 끼세요."
手袋
Transliteration: tebukuro
"冬の朝は手袋をして出かけます。"
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