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Meaning of Acorn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈeɪ.kɔɹn

Definitions

  1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
  2. Acronym of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
    US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
  4. See acorn-shell.
  5. The glans penis.
  6. A testicle.
    plural-normally, slang

Equivalents

Беларуская жолуд
Български жълъд
Bosanski želud žile žir желуд жир
Català gla
Čeština žalud
Cymraeg mes
Dansk agern
Deutsch Ecker Eichel
Ελληνικά βελανίδι
Esperanto glano
Español bellota lande llande
Eesti tammetõru
Euskara ezkur
فارسی بلوط
Français gland
Gaeilge dearcán
Galego belota landra
עברית בלוט
Hrvatski želud žile žir желуд жир
Magyar makk
Հայերեն կաղին
Íslenska akarn
Italiano ghianda
日本語 どんぐり 団栗
ქართული რკო
한국어 도토리 상수리
Kurdî gilê meş zile
Latina glans
Lëtzebuergesch Eechel
Lietuvių gile
Latviešu zīle
Македонски желад жир
Nederlands eikel
Português bolota lande
Română ghindă
Русский жёлудь
Slovenčina žaluď
Slovenščina želod
Shqip gogël lende
Српски želud žile žir желуд жир
Svenska ekollon ollon
Türkçe palamut
Українська жолудь

Examples

“The Romans, likewise, represented the uncouth Priapus—the god of rustic fertility and sexual assault—as comically well endowed, with his acorn showing.”

CEFR level

B1
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