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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslegañoso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /le.ɣaˈɲo.so/
"Se frotó los ojos legañosos al despertar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of a person's eyes, watery, red, and dull, typically as the result of old age, fatigue, or a cold.
"The elderly man wiped his rheumy eyes with a worn cotton handkerchief." - 2
Characterized by, causing, or affected by rheum; watery or mucous.
"Winter's damp chill brought on a persistent, rheumy cough throughout the village."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'rheumi', originating via Old French from Late Latin 'rheumaticus', and ultimately from the Greek 'rheumatismos' meaning 'flowing' or 'humor'. Historically, it referred to bodily humors associated with catarrh and watery discharges, evolving to specifically describe eyes or mucous membranes affected by dampness, aging, or illness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rheumy" is said worldwide
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chassieux
Transliteration: /ʃa.sjø/
"Il avait les yeux chassieux à cause de la fatigue."
träumerisch
Transliteration: /ˈtʁɔɪ̯.mɐ.ʁɪʃ/
"Der alte Mann blickte mit wässrigen Augen in das Feuer."
lipposo
Transliteration: /lipˈpo.zo/
"Il nonno aveva gli occhi lipposi per la vecchiaia."
legañoso
Transliteration: /le.ɣaˈɲo.so/
"Se frotó los ojos legañosos al despertar."
kahrnah
Transliteration: /ka.mi.ɲeˈi.ru/
"O velho marinheiro tinha olhos marejados de lágrimas."
कीचड़युक्त आँखें
Transliteration: kichard-yukt aankhen
"बुढ़ापे के कारण उसकी आँखें नम और धुंधली थीं।"
泪汪汪的
Transliteration: lèi wāng wāng de
"老人那双昏花的老眼含着泪水。"
눈곱이 낀
Transliteration: nungop-i kkin
"할아버지는 눈곱이 낀 눈을 깜빡였다."
涙ぐんだ
Transliteration: namida gunda
"老人は目ヤニのついた目をこすった。"
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