etch
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The meaning (definition) of the word etch
to scratch a design into a hard surface with a tool
The word etch used in a sentence
“Dad will etch a picture into the wood with a special tool.”
How the word etch is said around the world
| French | graver (grah-VAY) |
| Spanish | grabar al agua fuerte (grah-VAHR ahl AHGH-wah FWAYR-tay) |
| Mandarin | 蚀刻 (shee kuh) |
| Hindi | खोदना (KOHD-nah) |
| Arabic | حفر (hahfr) |
| Russian | гравировать (grah-vee-ROH-vaht) |
| Portuguese (EU) | gravar (gruh-VAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | gravar (grah-VAHR) |
| Japanese | 彫る (HOH-ru) |
| German | ätzen (E-tsuhn) |
| Urdu | کندہ کرنا (KUN-dah KUR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਨੱਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਕਰਨਾ (nuh-KAH-shee KU-ruh-nah) |
| Korean | 새기다 (sae-GEE-dah) |
| Hebrew | לַחֲרוֹט (lah-KHAH-roht) |
| Greek | χαράσσω με οξύ (khah-RAHS-soh may ohk-SEE) |
| Dutch | etsen (E-tsuhn) |
| Tagalog | mag-ukit (MAH-goo-keet) |
| Vietnamese | khắc (KHAH-urky) |
| Turkish | kazımak (kah-zu-MAHK) |
| Persian | حکاکی کردن (hak-kah-KEE kar-DAN) |
| Polish | ryć (rich) |
| Ukrainian | гравіювати (hrah-vee-yoo-VAH-tee) |
| Bengali | খোদাই (KOH-dy) |
| Swedish | etsa (E-tsah) |
| Italian | incidere (een-CHEE-day-ray) |
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