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dye

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The meaning (definition) of the word dye

a colored liquid that gives color to cloth or paper

The word dye used in a sentence

“We stirred blue dye into the water to color a shirt.”

How the word dye is said around the world

Frenchteinture (tan-TEWR)
Spanishtinte (TEEN-tay)
Mandarin染料 (ran lyaow)
Hindiरंग (rung)
Arabicصبغة (SIB-gha)
Russianкраситель (kra-SEE-teel)
Portuguese (EU)corante (koo-RAN-tuh)
Portuguese (BR)corante (koh-RAHN-chee)
Japaneseせんりょう (sehn-RYOH)
GermanFarbe (FAR-buh)
Urduرنگ (rung)
Punjabiਰੰਗ (rung)
Korean염색 물감 (yuhm-SAYK muul-GAHM)
Hebrewצבע (TSE-va)
Greekβαφή (vah-FEE)
Dutchkleurstof (KLUHR-stof)
Tagalogtina (TEE-nah)
Vietnamesethuốc nhuộm (twuhk NYOHM)
Turkishboya (boh-YAH)
Persianرنگ (rang)
Polishbarwnik (BARV-neek)
Ukrainianбарвник (barv-NYK)
Bengaliরং (rawng)
Swedishfärg (FAIR-y)
Italiancolorante (koh-loh-RAHN-teh)

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