zinc
The meaning (definition) of the word zinc
a blue-grey metal that keeps other metals from rusting.
The word zinc used in a sentence
“Zinc is a shiny metal that keeps things from getting rusty.”
How the word zinc is said around the world
| French | zinc (zeng) |
| Spanish | zinc (theenk) |
| Mandarin | 锌 (xīn) |
| Hindi | जस्ता (gyustah) |
| Arabic | الزنك (ahzzeenk) |
| Russian | цинк (tsink) |
| Portuguese (EU) | zinco (zeengkuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | zinco (zeengkuu) |
| Japanese | 亜鉛 (aen) |
| German | Zink (tsingk) |
| Urdu | زنک (zunuhk) |
| Punjabi | ਜ਼ਿੰਕ (zink) |
| Korean | 아연 (ayeon) |
| Hebrew | אָבָץ (ahvahts) |
| Greek | ψευδάργυρος (pseudarguros) |
| Dutch | zink (zingk) |
| Tagalog | sink (seenk) |
| Vietnamese | kẽm (kem) |
| Turkish | çinko (chinkaw) |
| Persian | روی (rooyay) |
| Polish | cynk (tsingk) |
| Ukrainian | цинк (tsynk) |
| Bengali | জিঙ্ক (gyeengkaw) |
| Swedish | zink (singk) |
| Italian | zinco (dzeenkoh) |
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