handful
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The meaning (definition) of the word handful
the amount one hand can hold
The word handful used in a sentence
“I picked a handful of blueberries and dropped them in a bowl.”
How the word handful is said around the world
| French | poignée (pwahn-YAY) |
| Spanish | puñado (poo-NYAH-thoh) |
| Mandarin | 一把 (yee bah) |
| Hindi | मुट्ठी भर (MUUT-thee BHUR) |
| Arabic | حَفْنَةٌ (HAF-na-tun) |
| Russian | горсть (gohrst) |
| Portuguese (EU) | punhado (poo-NYAH-doo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | punhado (poon-YAH-doo) |
| Japanese | ひとつかみ (hee-toh-tsu-KAH-mee) |
| German | Handvoll (HAHNT-foll) |
| Urdu | مٹھی بھر (MUT-thee BHAR) |
| Punjabi | ਮੁੱਠੀ ਭਰ (MUT-thee BHUR) |
| Korean | 한 줌 (HAHN JOOM) |
| Hebrew | חֹפֶן (KHOH-fen) |
| Greek | χούφτα (KHOOF-ta) |
| Dutch | handvol (HAHNT-vol) |
| Tagalog | isang dakot (ee-SAHNG DAH-koht) |
| Vietnamese | một nắm (moht NUM) |
| Turkish | avuç dolusu (a-VOOCH do-loo-SOO) |
| Persian | یک مشت (yek MOSHT) |
| Polish | garść (gahrshch) |
| Ukrainian | жменя (ZHMEH-nya) |
| Bengali | একমুঠো (EK-moo-toh) |
| Swedish | handfull (HAHND-fuul) |
| Italian | manciata (mahn-CHAH-tah) |
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