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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescompostador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kompostaˈðoɾ
"El compostador nos ayuda a reciclar la materia orgánica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A container in which organic waste is decomposed through natural processes to create fertilizer for plants.
"We keep a small compost bin in the kitchen for vegetable scraps and coffee grounds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'compost,' derived from Middle English and Old French 'compost' (from Latin 'compositum', meaning a mixture or compound), and 'bin', an Old English word ('binne') denoting a container or manger. Together, the compound noun emerged in modern ecological terminology to describe specialized receptacles used for organic waste decomposition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compost bin" is said worldwide
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bac à compost
Transliteration: bak a kɔ̃pɔst
"Nous mettons nos épluchures de légumes dans le bac à compost."
Kompostbehälter
Transliteration: kɔmˈpɔst.bəˌhɛltɐ
"Der Kompostbehälter steht hinten im Garten."
compostiera
Transliteration: komposˈtjɛra
"Ho svuotato i rifiuti organici nella compostiera."
compostador
Transliteration: kompostaˈðoɾ
"El compostador nos ayuda a reciclar la materia orgánica."
composteira
Transliteration: kõʃpuˈtɐjɾɐ
"Colocamos as cascas de frutas na composteira."
खाद डिब्बा
Transliteration: khad dibba
"हम रसोई के कचरे को खाद डिब्बा में डालते हैं।"
堆肥箱
Transliteration: duīféi xiāng
"我们把菜叶放进堆肥箱里。"
퇴비통
Transliteration: toebi-tong
"우리는 정원에 퇴비통을 설치했습니다."
コンポスト容器
Transliteration: konposuto yōki
"庭のコンポスト容器で堆肥を作っています。"
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