rib
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The meaning (definition) of the word rib
one of the curved bones in your chest
The word rib used in a sentence
“I felt a rib when I took a deep breath.”
How the word rib is said around the world
| French | côte (koht) |
| Spanish | costilla (kohs-TEE-yah) |
| Mandarin | 肋骨 (lay goo) |
| Hindi | पसली (pus-LEE) |
| Arabic | ضِلْع (dil) |
| Russian | ребро (rye-BROH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | costela (koosh-TEH-luh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | costela (kohs-TEH-lah) |
| Japanese | あばらぼね (ah-bah-rah-BOH-neh) |
| German | Rippe (RIP-uh) |
| Urdu | پسلی (PUS-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਪਸਲੀ (puhs-LEE) |
| Korean | 갈비뼈 (gahl-bee-PYUH) |
| Hebrew | צֶלַע (TSEH-lah) |
| Greek | πλευρό (plehv-ROH) |
| Dutch | rib (rib) |
| Tagalog | tadyang (TAH-dyahng) |
| Vietnamese | xương sườn (suung SUUN) |
| Turkish | kaburga (kah-boor-GAH) |
| Persian | دنده (DAN-deh) |
| Polish | żebro (ZHEH-broh) |
| Ukrainian | ребро (reh-BROH) |
| Bengali | পাঁজরের হাড় (PAHN-jo-rayr hahr) |
| Swedish | revben (RAYV-ben) |
| Italian | costola (KAWS-toh-lah) |
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