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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmeleca
Pronunciation / Transliteration: meˈlɛkɐ
"Cuidado para não pisar nessa meleca no chão."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thick, sticky, semi-liquid, or viscous substance, typically one that is unpleasant or unappealing.
"The children accidentally spilled a thick green gloop all over the kitchen table."
- 1
To flow, ooze, or apply in a thick, sticky manner.
"The melted chocolate began to gloop down the sides of the cake."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as an expressive imitative formation (onomatopoeia) blending 'glue' and 'blob' or 'slop'. It captures the viscous, thick consistency and the characteristic sound or texture of semi-liquid substances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gloop" is said worldwide
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glu
Transliteration: ɡly
"Il y avait une substance bizarre et visqueuse sur le sol."
Klebrige Masse
Transliteration: ˈklɛbʁɪɡə ˈmasə
"Das Spielzeug war voller klebriger Masse."
appiccicaticcio
Transliteration: appitʃikatˈtʃitʃo
"C'era uno strano liquido appiccicaticcio sul tavolo."
pegote
Transliteration: peˈɡote
"El niño dejó un pegote de pintura en la alfombra."
meleca
Transliteration: meˈlɛkɐ
"Cuidado para não pisar nessa meleca no chão."
चिपचिपा पदार्थ
Transliteration: chipchipa padarth
"फर्श पर कोई अजीब चिपचिपा पदार्थ फैला हुआ था।"
黏糊糊的东西
Transliteration: niánhūhū de dōngxī
"地上有一层黏糊糊的东西。"
끈적한 액체
Transliteration: kkeunjeokhan aekche
"바닥에 끈적한 액체가 묻어 있었다."
ドロドロしたもの
Transliteration: dorodoro shita mono
"床にドロドロしたものがこぼれていた。"
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