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manja

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A glass-coated string attached to a kite, used to cut the strings of other kites in kite fighting.

Equivalents

Españolhilo curado
Portuguêscerolmanja
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हिन्दीमांजा

Examples

“In spring when the sky was dotted with paper kites, the young men and boys allowed the girls to hold the manja, kite string made abrasive with finely crushed glass.”

CEFR level

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