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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescalcetín
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kalsetin
"Lleva un calcetín de cada color."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A knitted or woven garment for the foot and lower leg, typically worn inside footwear.
"He put on a pair of thick woollen socks before going out into the snow."
- 1
To strike someone hard, typically with the fist.
"He threatened to sock him in the jaw if he didn't apologize."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'socc', meaning a light shoe or slipper, which itself comes from the Latin 'soccus' (a low-heeled shoe worn by Roman comic actors). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a light theatrical shoe to a knitted or woven covering for the foot and lower leg.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sock" is said worldwide
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chaussette
Transliteration: shoset
"Elle cherche sa deuxième chaussette."
Socke
Transliteration: zoke
"Ich muss neue Socken kaufen."
calzino
Transliteration: kaltsino
"Ho perso un calzino nella lavatrice."
calcetín
Transliteration: kalsetin
"Lleva un calcetín de cada color."
meia
Transliteration: meya
"Preciso de um par de meias limpas."
मोज़ा
Transliteration: moza
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अपने जूते और मोज़े उतार दिए।"
袜子
Transliteration: wàzi
Script: 中文汉字
"这双袜子非常保暖。"
양말
Transliteration: yangmal
Script: 한국어 한글
"새 양말을 신고 외출했다."
靴下
Transliteration: kutsushita
Script: 日本語
"穴の開いた靴下を繕う。"
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