hook
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The meaning (definition) of the word hook
a curved piece of metal for hanging things
The word hook used in a sentence
“I hung my coat on the hook.”
How the word hook is said around the world
| French | crochet (kroh-SHAY) |
| Spanish | gancho (GAHN-choh) |
| Mandarin | 钩子 (goh dzuh) |
| Hindi | हुक (huuk) |
| Arabic | خُطّاف (khuut-TAHF) |
| Russian | крючок (kryoo-CHOK) |
| Portuguese (EU) | gancho (GAHN-shoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | gancho (GAHN-shoo) |
| Japanese | フック (FOO-koo) |
| German | Haken (HAH-kuhn) |
| Urdu | ہُک (huuk) |
| Punjabi | ਹੁੱਕ (hukk) |
| Korean | 갈고리 (GAHL-goh-ree) |
| Hebrew | וָו (vahv) |
| Greek | γάντζος (GHAN-dzos) |
| Dutch | haak (hahk) |
| Tagalog | kawit (KAH-wit) |
| Vietnamese | móc (mawk) |
| Turkish | kanca (kan-JAH) |
| Persian | قلاب (gho-LAHB) |
| Polish | haczyk (KHAH-chik) |
| Ukrainian | гачок (hah-CHOK) |
| Bengali | হুক (huuk) |
| Swedish | krok (krook) |
| Italian | gancio (GAHN-choh) |
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