hornet
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The meaning (definition) of the word hornet
a big wasp with a painful sting
The word hornet used in a sentence
“A hornet flew past us while we ate outside.”
Words that mean the same as hornet (synonyms)
wasp
The plural of the word hornet
hornets
How the word hornet is said around the world
| French | frelon (fruh-LAWN) |
| Spanish | avispón (ah-vees-POHN) |
| Mandarin | 大黄蜂 (dah khwahng fuhng) |
| Hindi | हॉरनेट (hawr-NAYT) |
| Arabic | زنبور (ZOON-boor) |
| Russian | шершень (SHER-shin) |
| Portuguese (EU) | vespa (VAYSH-puh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | vespa (VAYS-pa) |
| Japanese | スズメバチ (su-zu-may-BAH-chee) |
| German | Hornisse (HAWR-ni-suh) |
| Urdu | ہارنیٹ (hahr-NEET) |
| Punjabi | ਹਾਰਨੇਟ (hah-ruh-NAYT) |
| Korean | 말벌 (MAHL-bul) |
| Hebrew | צִרעָה (TSEER-ah) |
| Greek | σφήκα (SFEE-kah) |
| Dutch | horzel (HAWR-zuhl) |
| Tagalog | putakti (poo-TAHK-tee) |
| Vietnamese | ong bắp cày (awng BAH-urp kahy) |
| Turkish | eşek arısı (ay-SHEK ah-ru-SU) |
| Persian | هورنت (hoo-RAH-naht) |
| Polish | szerszeń (SHER-sheny) |
| Ukrainian | шершень (SHER-sheny) |
| Bengali | হর্নেট (HAWR-nayt) |
| Swedish | bålgeting (BOHL-yuh-ting) |
| Italian | calabrone (kah-lahb-ROH-nay) |
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