Grapelet

/ˈɡreɪplət/ noun

Definition

A small grape or a young developing grape on the vine.

Etymology

From 'grape' combined with the diminutive suffix '-let' (meaning small). The '-let' suffix comes from Old French and was originally borrowed from Latin, and is used in English for small versions of things (booklet, droplet, ringlet).

Kelly Says

Diminutive suffixes like '-let' reveal how languages package cuteness and smallness—different languages choose different sounds, but they all have them. Grapelet shows English speakers unconsciously understood grapes could be small and desirable, much like how we say puppies instead of 'small dogs.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀላ እንበብ
kela en-beb
ARالعربية
عنب صغير
a-naab sagheer
BNবাংলা
ছোট গরম
chhot garom
CACatalà
grapelet
grape-let
CSČeština
malé hrozno
ma-le hro-zno
DADansk
lille drupe
lee-le droo-pe
DEDeutsch
Traubchen
troo-b-chen
ELΕλληνικά
μικρό σταφύλι
mee-kro sta-fee-lee
ESEspañol
pequeña uva
pe-keh-nya oo-va
FAفارسی
انگور کوچک
angour koo-chak
FISuomi
pieni viiniköynnös
pee-nen vee-ni-ko-yn-nos
FRFrançais
petit raisin
pe-ti ra-zan
GUGU
કેળા
ke-la
HAHA
grapelet
grape-let
HEעברית
ענב קטן
anav kat-an
HIहिन्दी
छोटी अंगूर
chhoti angoor
HUMagyar
kis szőlő
kees sho-loe
IDBahasa Indonesia
buah anggur kecil
buah anggur ke-cil
IGIG
grapelet
grape-let
ITItaliano
uva piccola
oo-va pe-ke-lla
JA日本語
小さなぶどう
chiisana budou
KKKK
grapelet
grape-let
KMKM
ផ្កាឈើ
phka cheu
KO한국어
작은 포도
jak-eun po-do
MRMR
grapelet
grape-let
MSBahasa Melayu
buah anggur kecil
buah anggur ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လျော်သော ပဲ
kyay-le-zhao tha-o pe
NLNederlands
kleine druif
kleine drooif
NONorsk
liten drupe
lee-ten droo-pe
PAPA
grapelet
grape-let
PLPolski
mały gronik
ma-wy gron-ik
PTPortuguês
uva pequena
oo-va pe-ke-nya
RORomână
smochel mic
smo-chel mee-k
RUРусский
маленькое виноградишко
malen-koe vino-gra-dish-ko
SVSvenska
liten drupa
lee-ten droo-pa
SWKiswahili
mti wa zabi ndogo
mti wa za-bi n-do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறு திராட்சை
chiru thira-tchai
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న ద్రాక్ష
chinn-a draaksha
THไทย
องุ่นเล็ก
ong-noon lek
TLTL
maliit na ubas
ma-liit na oo-bas
TRTürkçe
küçük üzüm
koo-chook oo-zoom
UKУкраїнська
маленьке виноградинка
malen-ke vee-no-gra-di-nka
URاردو
چھوٹا انگور
chhota angoor
VITiếng Việt
hạt nho nhỏ
hat nho nho
YOYO
grapelet
grape-let
ZH中文
小葡萄
xiǎo pútáo
ZUZU
grapelet
grape-let

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