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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslingote
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lingote
"O lingote de ouro foi avaliado por um especialista."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A block of metal, such as gold, silver, or steel, cast in a shape suitable for further processing.
"The vault contained hundreds of solid gold ingots stacked neatly on shelves." - 2
A piece of material cast in a specific shape or mold.
"The foundry workers poured the molten alloy into a large rectangular ingot mold."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'ingot', possibly from Old Norse 'ingut' meaning 'pouring' or related to Old French 'ingot', 'eslingot'. Historically associated with casting molten metal into a mold to form a convenient shape for storage or transportation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ingot" is said worldwide
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lingot
Transliteration: lingo
"Il a acheté un lingot d'or pour sécuriser son investissement."
Barren
Transliteration: barren
"Der Goldbarren wurde sicher im Tresor aufbewahrt."
lingotto
Transliteration: lingotto
"La banca possiede tonnellate di lingotti d'oro."
lingote
Transliteration: lingote
"Los ladrones robaron un lingote de plata del museo."
lingote
Transliteration: lingote
"O lingote de ouro foi avaliado por um especialista."
ढला हुआ टुकड़ा
Transliteration: dhala hua tukda
"सोने का ढला हुआ टुकड़ा तिजोरी में रखा था।"
锭
Transliteration: dìng
"这座金库里存有许多金锭。"
괴
Transliteration: goe
"금괴는 안전한 금고에 보관되어 있다."
インゴット
Transliteration: ingotto
"金地金（インゴット）の価格が上昇している。"
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