clove
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The meaning (definition) of the word clove
a tiny brown flower bud dried as a warm spicy spice
The word clove used in a sentence
“Mom put a clove in the apple pie to make it spicy.”
The plural of the word clove
cloves
How the word clove is said around the world
| French | clou de girofle (kloo duh zhee-RAWFL) |
| Spanish | clavo (KLAH-voh) |
| Mandarin | 丁香 (deeng shyahng) |
| Hindi | लौंग (lawng) |
| Arabic | القرنفل (ahl-KAH-rahn-fool) |
| Russian | гвоздика (gvuzh-DYEE-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cravo (KRAH-vuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cravo (KRAH-vuu) |
| Japanese | クローブ (kurohbu) |
| German | Gewürznelke (geh-VUERTS-nel-keh) |
| Urdu | لونگ (lohng) |
| Punjabi | ਲੌਂਗ (lawng) |
| Korean | 정향 (JUNGH-yahng) |
| Hebrew | צִפּוֹרֶן (tsee-poh-RAY-nuh) |
| Greek | γαρίφαλο (ghah-REE-fah-loh) |
| Dutch | kruidnagel (krerewd-nah-GHEL) |
| Tagalog | clove (CHLOH-vuh) |
| Vietnamese | đinh hương (deeny HEW-uhng) |
| Turkish | karanfil (kah-rahn-FIL) |
| Persian | میخک (MEE-khahk) |
| Polish | goździk (GOHZH-jeek) |
| Ukrainian | гвоздика (hvohz-DI-kah) |
| Bengali | লবঙ্গ (LAW-bawng-gaw) |
| Swedish | kryddnejlika (KREWD-nuhy-lee-kah) |
| Italian | chiodo di garofano (KYOH-doh dee gah-ROH-fah-noh) |
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