World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesetiqueta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: [e.tiˈke.ta]
"El artículo viene con su etiqueta original."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or giving other information.
"Please check the price tag before you bring the item to the register."
- 1
To attach a label to something, or in digital contexts, to link a person or keyword to a piece of content.
"She forgot to tag her friends in the group photograph."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The origin of the word is uncertain, likely appearing in Middle English or Scandinavian dialects (compare Old Norse 'tǫgkr' or similar roots referring to a small pendent or appendage). Over centuries, it evolved from referring to a hanging end or a label attached to an object into a children's playground game of pursuit, and more recently, into a digital identifier in computing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tag" is said worldwide
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étiquette
Transliteration: [e.ti.kɛt]
"Regardez l'étiquette pour connaître le prix."
Etikett
Transliteration: [etiˈkɛt]
"Das Preisschild klebt direkt auf dem Etikett."
etichetta
Transliteration: [etiˈket.ta]
"Leggi l'etichetta prima di lavare il capo."
etiqueta
Transliteration: [e.tiˈke.ta]
"El artículo viene con su etiqueta original."
etiqueta
Transliteration: [e.tʃiˈke.tɐ]
"A etiqueta mostra o tamanho da roupa."
टैग
Transliteration: taig
"तस्वीर में अपने दोस्तों को टैग करें।"
标签
Transliteration: bāo qiān
"请在这张照片里添加标签。"
태그
Transliteration: taegu
"사진에 친구를 태그해 주세요."
タグ
Transliteration: tagu
"写真に友達のタグをつけてください。"
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