Debeak

/dɪˈbik/ verb

Definition

To remove the beak of a bird, typically done in poultry farming to prevent birds from injuring each other.

Etymology

Formed from the prefix de- (remove) combined with beak, following the standard English pattern of adding de- to verbs to indicate removal or reversal (like defrost or debug).

Kelly Says

This farming practice emerged when industrial chicken farming began in the early 20th century—it's a dark window into how modern food production solves problems created by overcrowding in ways that would have horrified farmers of previous centuries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
嘴ን አጥር
zui'n at-ir
ARالعربية
قطع المنقار
qat-at al-manqār
BNবাংলা
কণ্ঠনালয় অপসারণ
kon-th-na-lay op-sa-ron
CACatalà
debeak
deh-beak
CSČeština
odstranit zob
od-stran-it zob
DADansk
fjerne næbbet
fer-ne nab-bet
DEDeutsch
Schnabel entfernen
shna-bel ent-fer-nen
ELΕλληνικά
αφαίρεση ράμφους
a-fa-ire-si ram-foo-s
ESEspañol
despico
des-pee-ko
FAفارسی
برداشتن منقار
bord-aash-tan man-qār
FISuomi
poistaa nokka
po-istaa nok-ka
FRFrançais
débiler
deh-bee-ler
GUGU
ચોખા કાપી
cho-kha ka-pi
HAHA
debeak
deh-beak
HEעברית
להסיר את החוטם
le-his-ir et ha-cho-tam
HIहिन्दी
चोंच काटना
chonch kaat-na
HUMagyar
csőr eltávolítása
choer el-ta-vo-li-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
potong paruh
po-tong pa-ruh
IGIG
debeak
deh-beak
ITItaliano
debeak
deh-beak
JA日本語
嘴を取り除く
kuchi wo torikazoku
KKKK
debeak
deh-beak
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
pr-eu-bra-s
KO한국어
부리 제거
bu-ri je-go
MRMR
बिल काटणे
bil kaat-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
potong paruh
po-tong pa-ruh
MYမြန်မာ
ခေါင်းကို ဖြတ်
khaing ko hpyat
NLNederlands
bek snijden
bek snye-den
NONorsk
fjerne nebbet
fer-ne nebb-et
PAPA
ਚੁੰਬੀ 」、「
chun-mbi
PLPolski
odciąć dziób
od-chya-ć dziob
PTPortuguês
desbicoar
des-bee-ko-ar
RORomână
a îndepărta cioc
a in-de-pa-rta cho-k
RUРусский
отрезать клюв
ot-re-zat klyuv
SVSvenska
avlägsna näbben
av-lägs-na näb-ben
SWKiswahili
kata mdomo
ka-ta m-do-mo
TAதமிழ்
வாயை அகற்று
va-ai a-k-kru
TEతెలుగు
ముక్కు తీయడం
mu-kku tee-ya-dam
THไทย
ตัดปาก
tát paak
TLTL
putulin ang ibon
pu-tu-lin ang i-bon
TRTürkçe
gagayı kesmek
ga-ga-yi kes-mek
UKУкраїнська
відрізати дзьоб
vid-ri-zat dzyob
URاردو
منقار کو کاٹنا
man-qār ko kaat-na
VITiếng Việt
cắt mỏ
cat mo
YOYO
debeak
deh-beak
ZH中文
去除喙
qu-yào huì
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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