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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespaja
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pah-hah
"Después de la cosecha, los agricultores separaron la paja del grano."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.
"After the harvest, the farmer collected the chaff to use as animal bedding." - 2
Something that is worthless or of little value.
"The debate was filled with chaff, overshadowing the important issues at hand."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'chaff' originates from Old English 'ceaf', which referred to the husks of grains. Its usage has evolved over centuries to denote not only the husks but also something of little value or worthlessness, often used metaphorically in literature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chaff" is said worldwide
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paille
Transliteration: paj
"Après la récolte, les agriculteurs ont séparé la paille du grain."
Spreu
Transliteration: shproy
"Nach der Ernte wurde die Spreu vom Weizen getrennt."
paglia
Transliteration: pahl-yah
"Dopo il raccolto, gli agricoltori hanno separato la paglia dal grano."
paja
Transliteration: pah-hah
"Después de la cosecha, los agricultores separaron la paja del grano."
palha
Transliteration: pahl-yah
"Após a colheita, os agricultores separaram a palha do grão."
फसल की भूसी
Transliteration: fasal ki bhusi
"फसल की कटाई के बाद, किसानों ने भूसी को अनाज से अलग किया।"
谷壳
Transliteration: gǔkè
"收获后，农民将谷壳与谷物分开。"
겨
Transliteration: gyeo
"수확 후 농부들은 곡식에서 겨를 분리했습니다."
もみがら
Transliteration: momigara
"収穫後、農家はもみがらを穀物から分けました。"
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