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Meaning of Sprue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
spɹuː

Definitions

  1. A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process.
  3. Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.

Equivalents

العربية مرض استوائي، فتحة
Deutsch Anguß Sprue
Español esprúe
Français sprue
Italiano sprue
Nederlands aphthae tropicae Indische spruw psilosis tropische spruw
Português psilose sprue

CEFR level

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

sprue asparagus Spruell sprug Spruiell spruiker Spruill

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