noun · Clothes

wool

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The meaning (definition) of the word wool

soft thick hair from a sheep that is made into yarn

The word wool used in a sentence

“My warm hat is made of wool.”

How the word wool is said around the world

Frenchlaine (len)
Spanishlana (LAH-nah)
Mandarin羊毛 (yahng maow)
Hindiऊन (oon)
Arabicصوف (soof)
Russianшерсть (SHYERST)
Portuguese (EU)lã (LAHNG)
Portuguese (BR)lã (LAHNG)
Japaneseようもう (yoh-MOH)
GermanWolle (VOL-eh)
Urduاُون (oon)
Punjabiਉੱਨ (unn)
Korean양털 (yahng-TUHL)
Hebrewצֶמֶר (TSEH-mer)
Greekμαλλί (ma-LEE)
Dutchwol (vol)
Tagaloglana (LAH-nah)
Vietnameselen (len)
Turkishyün (yuun)
Persianپشم (pashm)
Polishwełna (VEW-nah)
Ukrainianвовна (VOV-nah)
Bengaliউল (ool)
Swedishull (uul)
Italianlana (LAH-nah)

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