compost
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The meaning (definition) of the word compost
to turn old food scraps into rich soil for the garden
The word compost used in a sentence
“We put food scraps in the compost to make soil for plants.”
How the word compost is said around the world
| French | composter (kawn-pos-TAY) |
| Spanish | compostar (kohm-pohs-TAHR) |
| Mandarin | 堆肥 (dway fay) |
| Hindi | खाद बनाना (khaad buh-NAH-nah) |
| Arabic | السماد العضوي (ahs-SAH-mahd ahl-OOD-weey) |
| Russian | делать компост (DYEH-laht kahm-POHST) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fazer compostagem (fuh-ZAYR kohm-poosh-TAH-zhayng) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fazer compostagem (fah-ZEHR kohm-pohs-TAH-zhayng) |
| Japanese | 堆肥にする (tai-HEE nee su-ru) |
| German | kompostieren (kom-pos-TEE-run) |
| Urdu | کھاد (KHAHD) |
| Punjabi | ਖਾਦ (kahd) |
| Korean | 퇴비를 만들다 (twae-BEE-reul mahn-deul-dah) |
| Hebrew | קוֹמפּוֹסט (KOHM-pohst) |
| Greek | κομποστοποιώ (kohm-poh-stoh-pee-OH) |
| Dutch | composteren (kom-pos-TAY-ruhn) |
| Tagalog | pag-aabono (pahgahbohnoh) |
| Vietnamese | ủ phân (oo FUN) |
| Turkish | kompost yapmak (kom-POST yahp-MAHK) |
| Persian | کمپوست درست کردن (kom-POST do-ROST kar-DAN) |
| Polish | kompostować (kom-pos-TOH-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | компостувати (kohm-pohs-too-VAH-tee) |
| Bengali | কম্পোস্ট (KAWM-pohsh-taw) |
| Swedish | kompostera (kom-pos-TAY-rah) |
| Italian | compostare (kohm-pohs-TAH-ray) |
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