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Meaning of Armpit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɑɹmˌpɪt

Definitions

  1. The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
  2. Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.
    colloquial, derogatory

Equivalents

አማርኛ ብብት
العربية إبط الإبط
Azərbaycanca qoltuq
Беларуская падпаха
Български подмишница
বাংলা বগল
Català aixella axil·la
Cymraeg cesail
Dansk armhule
Ελληνικά μασχάλη
Esperanto akselo
Español axila sobaco
Euskara besape galtzarbe
فارسی زیر بغل کش
Français aisselle
Gaeilge ascaill
Gàidhlig achlais
עברית אציל בית שחי
हिन्दी काँख बग़ल
Magyar hónalj
Հայերեն անութ թեւատակ
Bahasa Indonesia ketiak
Íslenska handarkriki
Italiano ascella postaccio
日本語 脇の下 腋下 腋窩
ქართული იღლია
Қазақша қолтық
ខ្មែរ ក្លៀក
한국어 겨드랑이 액와
Kurdî ala ala kêlek kelek
Latina ala axilla
Lietuvių pažastis
Latviešu paduse
Te Reo Māori keke
Македонски пазува
മലയാളം കക്ഷം തൊക്ക്
Монгол суга
Bahasa Melayu kelek ketiak
Malti abt
မြန်မာဘာသာ ချိုင်း
Nederlands oksel
Polski pacha pazucha
Português axila sovaco
Română subraț subsuoară
Русский подмы́шка
Slovenčina pazucha podpazušie
Slovenščina pazduha
Shqip sqetull
Српски ala pazduh pazuh pazuho пазух пазухо
Svenska armhåla
Kiswahili kwapa
தமிழ் அக்குள்
తెలుగు చంక
Tagalog kilikili
Українська паха́ пахва
اردو بغل
Tiếng Việt nách
IsiZulu ikhwapha

Examples

“She stood a couple of feet away from me […] exposing an edge of brassière strap at her armpit―exposing the armpit itself, a muscular hollow shadowed with fine stubble and faintly streaked with talcum.”
“Unilever brought its Rexona deodorant to China a decade ago, dreaming of a market with 2.6 billion armpits.”
“the armpit of America”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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