World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvagabundear
Pronunciation / Transliteration: va-ga-bun-de-ar
"Ele gosta de vagabundear pela cidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To sponge, loaf about, or wander idly with intent to pilfer or seek handouts.
"He spent the entire afternoon moucheing around the neighborhood without any clear purpose."
- 1
A person who loafs about or looks for something for nothing.
"She dismissed him as a mere mouch who only appeared when food was being served."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and Old French dialectal terms related to sponging or lingering, possibly connected to the Old French 'muchier' meaning to hide or skulk. Over centuries, it evolved regionally in British English to describe loafing about, acting as a parasite, or eating furtively.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mouch" is said worldwide
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inerter
Transliteration: in-er-tay
"Il passe son temps à flâner dans les rues."
herumlungern
Transliteration: he-rum-lun-gern
"Er lungert den ganzen Tag auf der Straße herum."
bighellonare
Transliteration: big-hel-lo-na-re
"Passa la giornata a bighellonare senza fare nulla."
vaguear
Transliteration: va-ge-ar
"Se pasa el día vagueando por el vecindario."
vagabundear
Transliteration: va-ga-bun-de-ar
"Ele gosta de vagabundear pela cidade."
आवारागर्दी करना
Transliteration: aawara-gardi karna
"वह पूरे दिन गली में आवारागर्दी करता रहता है।"
游荡
Transliteration: yóu dàng
"他整天在街上游荡。"
어슬렁거리다
Transliteration: eoseolleong-georida
"그는 하루 종일 거리를 어슬렁거렸다."
ぶらつく
Transliteration: buratsuku
"彼は一日中街をぶらついていた。"
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