cough
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The meaning (definition) of the word cough
to push air out of your throat with a loud sudden bark
The word cough used in a sentence
“When I got sick, I had a cough that went achoo all day.”
How the word cough is said around the world
| French | tousser (too-SAY) |
| Spanish | toser (toh-SEHR) |
| Mandarin | 咳嗽 (kuh soh) |
| Hindi | खाँसना (KHAANS-nah) |
| Arabic | سعال (sahl) |
| Russian | кашлять (KAHSH-lyaht) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tossir (too-SEER) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tossir (toh-SEER) |
| Japanese | 咳をする (SEH-kee oh su-ru) |
| German | Husten (HOOS-tuhn) |
| Urdu | کھانسی (KAHN-see) |
| Punjabi | ਖੰਘ (kung) |
| Korean | 기침하다 (gee-CHEEM-hah-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהִשְׁתַעֵל (lheesh-TAH-ayl) |
| Greek | βήχω (VEE-khoh) |
| Dutch | hoesten (HOOS-tuhn) |
| Tagalog | ubo (OO-boh) |
| Vietnamese | ho (haw) |
| Turkish | öksürmek (erk-sewr-MEK) |
| Persian | سرفه کردن (sor-FEH kar-DAN) |
| Polish | kaszleć (KAHSH-lech) |
| Ukrainian | кашляти (KAHSH-lyah-tee) |
| Bengali | কাশি (KAH-shee) |
| Swedish | hosta (HAWS-tah) |
| Italian | tossire (tohs-SEE-ray) |
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