knife
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The meaning (definition) of the word knife
a sharp metal tool used to cut food
The word knife used in a sentence
“Dad used a knife to cut the apple into pieces.”
Words that mean the same as knife (synonyms)
blade
The plural of the word knife
knives
How the word knife is said around the world
| French | couteau (kootoh) |
| Spanish | cuchillo (koocheelyoh) |
| Mandarin | 刀 (dāo) |
| Hindi | चाकू (kyahkoo) |
| Arabic | سكين (seekeen) |
| Russian | нож (nozh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | faca (fahkuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | faca (fahka) |
| Japanese | ナイフ (naifu) |
| German | Messer (mesur) |
| Urdu | چاقو (kyahkoh) |
| Punjabi | ਚਾਕੂ (kyahkoo) |
| Korean | 칼 (kal) |
| Hebrew | סַכִּין (sahkeeynuh) |
| Greek | μαχαίρι (makhairi) |
| Dutch | mes (mes) |
| Tagalog | kutsilyo (kootseelyoh) |
| Vietnamese | dao (zow) |
| Turkish | bıçak (buchahk) |
| Persian | چاقو (chahkoo) |
| Polish | nóż (noosh) |
| Ukrainian | ніж (nizh) |
| Bengali | ছুরি (chooree) |
| Swedish | kniv (kneev) |
| Italian | coltello (kohltelloh) |
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