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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesastringente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aʃ.tɾĩˈʒẽ.tʃi/
"A fruta verde deixou um sabor astringente na boca."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to cause the mouth to contract or pucker due to an astringent or sour taste.
"The unripe persimmon had a distinctly puckery flavor that made my tongue feel dry." - 2
Having wrinkles, folds, or puckers; tending to draw together into small creases.
"The poorly ironed cotton shirt had a puckery seam along the collar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'pucker' combined with the adjectival suffix '-y'. The root 'pucker' stems from Middle English origins related to poke or pouch, evolving to describe the action of gathering into small folds or wrinkles, as well as the sharp, astringent sensation that causes the mouth to contract.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Puckery" is said worldwide
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astringent
Transliteration: /a.stʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃/
"Ce fruit vert a un goût astringent."
zusammenziehend
Transliteration: /tsuˈsamənˌtsiːənt/
"Die unreife Frucht hat einen zusammenziehenden Geschmack."
acerbo
Transliteration: /aˈtʃɛr.bo/
"Quel frutto acerbo ha lasciato una sensazione strana in bocca."
astringente
Transliteration: /as.tɾinˈxen.te/
"La fruta verde tiene un sabor astringente."
astringente
Transliteration: /aʃ.tɾĩˈʒẽ.tʃi/
"A fruta verde deixou um sabor astringente na boca."
कसैला
Transliteration: kasailā
"कच्चा फल खाने में बहुत कसैला था।"
收敛性的
Transliteration: shōuliǎn xìng de
"未成熟的柿子有一种收敛性的涩味。"
떫은
Transliteration: tteol-eun
"익지 않은 감은 입안이 떫은 맛을 낸다."
渋い
Transliteration: shibui
"未熟な柿を食べたら、口の中が渋かった。"
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