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
“My calf felt sore after we ran across the field.”
The plural of the word calf
calves
How the word calf is said around the world
| French | mollet (moh-LAY) |
| Spanish | pantorrilla (pahn-toh-REE-yah) |
| Mandarin | 小腿肚 (show tway doo) |
| Hindi | पिंडली (PIND-lee) |
| Arabic | ربلة الساق (RAHB-lah ahs-SAHK) |
| Russian | икра (ee-KRAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | barriga da perna (bah-RREE-gah dah PEH-ruh-nah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | panturrilha (puhnng-too-KHEEL-ya) |
| Japanese | ふくらはぎ (foo-koo-rah-HAH-gee) |
| German | Wade (VAH-deh) |
| Urdu | پنڈلی (PAN-da-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਪਿੰਜਣੀ (PIN-jah-nee) |
| Korean | 종아리 (JONG-ah-ri) |
| Hebrew | שוק (shook) |
| Greek | γάμπα (GHAHM-bah) |
| Dutch | kuit (kowt) |
| Tagalog | guya (GOO-yah) |
| Vietnamese | bắp chân (bahp CHUN) |
| Turkish | baldır (bahl-DUHR) |
| Persian | ساق پا (SAHGH PAH) |
| Polish | łydka (WIT-kah) |
| Ukrainian | литка (LIHT-kah) |
| Bengali | পায়ের ডিম (PAH-yer dim) |
| Swedish | vad (VAHD) |
| Italian | polpaccio (pohl-PAHT-choh) |
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