noun · Food & Drink

tuber

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The meaning (definition) of the word tuber

a thick part of a plant that grows under the ground

The word tuber used in a sentence

“We dug up a big tuber from the garden soil”

How the word tuber is said around the world

Frenchtubercule (tew-bair-KEWL)
Spanishtubérculo (too-BEHR-koo-loh)
Mandarin块茎 (kwigh jing)
Hindiकंद (kund)
Arabicدرنة (DUR-nah)
Russianклубень (KLOO-byin)
Portuguese (EU)tubérculo (too-BEHR-koo-loo)
Portuguese (BR)tubérculo (too-BAIR-koo-loo)
Japaneseいも (EE-moh)
GermanKnolle (KNOL-uh)
Urduگانٹھ (gahnt)
Punjabiਕੰਦ (kand)
Korean덩이줄기 (duhng-ee-JOOL-gee)
Hebrewפקעת (pah-KAH-aht)
Greekκόνδυλος (KOHN-dee-lohs)
Dutchknol (knol)
Tagaloglamang-ugat (lah-mahng-oo-GAHT)
Vietnamesecủ (koo)
Turkishyumru (yoom-ROO)
Persianغده (ghod-DEH)
Polishbulwa (BOOL-vah)
Ukrainianбульба (BUUL-ba)
Bengaliকন্দ (KAWN-doh)
Swedishknöl (knurl)
Italiantubero (TOO-beh-roh)

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