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Meaning of poppyseed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية خشخاش بَذْرَة
Bosanski mak мак
Čeština mák makový
Dansk birkes
Deutsch Mohn Mohnsaat Mohnsamen
Español semilla de amapola
Suomi unikonsiemen
Français graine de pavot
עברית פרג
Hrvatski mak мак
Magyar mák
Italiano grano di papavero seme di papavero
日本語 ケシの実
한국어 양귀비 씨
Kurdî mak
മലയാളം കശകശ
Nederlands maanzaad
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖਸਖਸ
Polski mak
Português semente de papoila
Русский Мак ма́ковое зёрнышко се́мя ма́ка
Српски mak мак
Українська мак

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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