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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesamassar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-ma-sar
"Ele amassou o bolo sem querer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To press, squash, or crush something into a flatter, softer, or more compact shape, often resulting in a messy state.
"He accidentally smushed the birthday cake while closing the box."
- 1
A soft, mashed, or squashed mass of something.
"The dropped sandwich turned into an unappealing smush on the pavement."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century as an expressive blend or variant of 'smash' and 'mush'. It reflects an imitative echoic formation typical of English colloquial verbs describing soft impacts and compression.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smush" is said worldwide
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écraser
Transliteration: e-kra-ze
"Il a écrasé le gâteau par accident."
quetschen
Transliteration: kvet-schen
"Er hat den Kuchen versehentlich gequetscht."
schiacciare
Transliteration: ski-ac-chia-re
"Ha schiacciato la torta per sbaglio."
aplastar
Transliteration: a-plas-tar
"Él aplastó el pastel por accidente."
amassar
Transliteration: a-ma-sar
"Ele amassou o bolo sem querer."
मछना
Transliteration: masalna
Script: मसलना
"उसने गलती से केक को मसल दिया।"
压扁
Transliteration: yā bǎn
"他不小心把蛋糕压扁了。"
뭉개다
Transliteration: mung-gae-da
"그는 실수로 케이크를 뭉개버렸다."
押しつぶす
Transliteration: oshi-tsubusu
"彼はうっかりケーキを押しつぶしてしまった。"
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