poppyseed

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The seed of the poppy, used as a flavouring in bread.

Equivalents

Españolsemilla de amapola

Françaisgraine de pavot

DeutschMohn Mohnsaat Mohnsamen

20 more languages

العربيةخشخاش بَذْرَة

Bosanskimak мак

Češtinamák makový

Suomiunikonsiemen

עבריתפרג

Hrvatskimak мак

Magyarmák

Italianograno di papavero seme di papavero

日本語ケシの実

한국어양귀비 씨

Kurdîmak

മലയാളംകശകശ

Nederlandsmaanzaad

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਖਸਖਸ

Polskimak

Portuguêssemente de papoila

РусскийМак ма́ковое зёрнышко се́мя ма́ка

Српскиmak мак

Українськамак

Examples

“These [spiders] in my office were newborn babies. A hundred scuttering bambinos, each one no bigger than a poppyseed. Too small still for red hourglasses, too small even for red egg timers.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

poppyseed oil poppywort Popricani pops pops orchestra Popsicle

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