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calf

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The meaning (definition) of the word calf

the curved muscle on the back of your lower leg

The word calf used in a sentence

The calf is the muscle on the back of your leg.

Words that mean the same as calf (synonyms)

muscle

The plural of the word calf

calves

How the word calf is said around the world

Frenchveau (voh)
Spanishbecerro (baythayroh)
Mandarin小牛 (xiǎo niú)
Hindiबछड़ा (bukyrah)
Arabicربلة الساق (rahblah ahssahk)
Russianтеленок (telenok)
Portuguese (EU)panturrilha (puhnngtooreelyuh)
Portuguese (BR)panturrilha (puhnngtookheelya)
Japaneseカーフ (kaafu)
GermanKalb (kahlp)
Urduبچھڑا (bikyhrah)
Punjabiਵੱਛਾ (vukykyah)
Korean송아지 (songaji)
Hebrewעֵגֶל (aygayl)
Greekμοσχάρι (moskhari)
Dutchkalf (kahlf)
Tagalogguya (gooyah)
Vietnamesecon bê (kawn bay)
Turkishbuzağı (boozahu)
Persianگوساله (goosahlay)
Polishłydka (witkah)
Ukrainianтеля (telya)
Bengaliবাছুর (bahchoor)
Swedishkalv (kahlv)
Italianvitello (veetelloh)

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