cartilage
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The meaning (definition) of the word cartilage
soft bendy stuff in your body that cushions your bones
The word cartilage used in a sentence
“The cartilage in your nose bends and keeps its shape.”
Words that mean the same as cartilage (synonyms)
gristle
How the word cartilage is said around the world
| French | cartilage (kahrteelahzh) |
| Spanish | cartílago (kahrteelahghoh) |
| Mandarin | 软骨 (ruǎn gǔ) |
| Hindi | उपास्थि (uupahsti) |
| Arabic | غضروف (ghoodroof) |
| Russian | хрящ (khriashch) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cartilagem (kuhruhteelahzhayng) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cartilagem (kahruhcheelahzhayng) |
| Japanese | 軟骨 (nankotsu) |
| German | Knorpel (knawrpuhl) |
| Urdu | کارٹلیج (kahrtuhleegy) |
| Punjabi | ਉਪਾਸਥੀ (uupahsuhtee) |
| Korean | 연골 (yeongol) |
| Hebrew | סָחוּס (sahkhoos) |
| Greek | χόνδρος αρθρώσεων (khondros arthroseon) |
| Dutch | kraakbeen (krahkbayn) |
| Tagalog | kartilago (kahrteelahgoh) |
| Vietnamese | sụn (soon) |
| Turkish | kıkırdak (kukurdahk) |
| Persian | غضروف (kohzroof) |
| Polish | chrząstka (khshawnstkah) |
| Ukrainian | хрящ (khryashch) |
| Bengali | তরুণাস্থি (tohroonahstee) |
| Swedish | brosk (brawsk) |
| Italian | cartilagine (kahrteelahjeenay) |
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