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plait

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The meaning (definition) of the word plait

hair woven in three parts into one long rope

The word plait used in a sentence

“My plait swung back and forth when I ran.”

Words that mean the same as plait (synonyms)

braid

How the word plait is said around the world

Frenchtresse (tres)
Spanishtrenza (TREHN-thah)
Mandarin辫子 (byen dzuh)
Hindiचोटी (CHOH-tee)
Arabicضفيرة (da-FEE-rah)
Russianкоса (ka-SA)
Portuguese (EU)trança (TRAN-suh)
Portuguese (BR)trança (TRAN-sah)
Japaneseみつあみ (meet-soo-AH-mee)
GermanZopf (TSOPF)
Urduچوٹی (CHOH-tee)
Punjabiਗੁੱਤ (guut)
Korean땋은 머리 (TTAH-eun MUH-ree)
Hebrewצַמָּה (tsah-MAH)
Greekπλεξούδα (plek-SOO-thah)
Dutchvlecht (flekht)
Tagalogtirintas (tee-reen-TAHS)
Vietnamesebím tóc (beem TAWK)
Turkishsaç örgüsü (SACH uhr-gew-SEW)
Persianبافت مو (BAHFT-eh MOO)
Polishwarkocz (VAHR-koch)
Ukrainianкоса (ko-SA)
Bengaliবেণি (BE-nee)
Swedishfläta (FLEH-tah)
Italiantreccia (TRET-chah)

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