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bonsai
English
Etymology 1
From Japanese ?? (bonsai), from Middle Chinese ? (MC bu?n, “bowl”) + ? (MC t?s?i, d?z?iH, “to plant”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?nsa?/, /?b?nza?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?nsa?/
Noun
bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais)
- (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
- (uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.
Verb
bonsai (third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied)
- (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.
- 2001, Dennis Parks, Living in the Country Growing Weird (page 50)
- Could I be a father who was, so to speak, bonsaiing his children, trimming urban roots, and then twisting the emerging branches?
- 2001, Dennis Parks, Living in the Country Growing Weird (page 50)
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Interjection
bonsai
- Misspelling of banzai.
Anagrams
- Bosnia, basion, sabino
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ??.
Noun
bonsai
- (countable) bonsai tree
- (uncountable) art of bonsai
Synonyms
- (tree): bonsaitræ
Indonesian
Etymology
From Japanese ?? (bonsai), from Middle Chinese ? (MC bu?n, “bowl”) + ? (MC t?s?i, d?z?iH, “to plant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?nsai?]
- Hyphenation: bon?sai
Noun
bonsai (first-person possessive bonsaiku, second-person possessive bonsaimu, third-person possessive bonsainya)
- bonsai:
- A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
- The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.
Alternative forms
- bongsai
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bonsai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
bonsai
- R?maji transcription of ????
Polish
Etymology
From Japanese ?? (bonsai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?n.saj/, /?b??.saj/
Noun
bonsai n (indeclinable)
- bonsai
Further reading
- bonsai in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- bonsai in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (????, bonsai).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bõ.?saj/
Noun
bonsai m (plural bonsais)
- bonsai (a miniaturised tree or plant)
- (uncountable) bonsai (the art of growing miniaturised trees or plants)
Spanish
Noun
bonsai m (plural bonsais)
- bonsai
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espalier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??spal??/, /?s?pæl.?.e?/
- (US) IPA(key): /??spæl.j?/, /??spæl.je?/
- ,
Noun
espalier (plural espaliers)
- A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 223:
- The garment stalls carried the traditional blue vine-dressers' outfits, sunhats, and the great willow pitchforks grown in espalier at villages like Sauve.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 223:
- A plant that has been shaped in this manner.
- A row of plants that have been shaped in this manner.
Verb
espalier (third-person singular simple present espaliers, present participle espaliering, simple past and past participle espaliered)
- To train a plant in this manner.
See also
- arborsculpture
- bonsai
- topiary
Anagrams
- pearlies
French
Etymology
From Italian spalliera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s.pa.lje/
Noun
espalier m (plural espaliers)
- (agriculture) espalier
- (sports) wall bars
Anagrams
- épileras
- pèlerais
Further reading
- “espalier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).
Noun
espalier n (definite singular espalieret, indefinite plural espalier or espalierer, definite plural espaliera or espalierene)
- (horticulture) espalier
- A formation of people lined up in two columns facing each other (to secure a passageway).
- Danne espalier
References
- “espalier” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “espalier” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).
Noun
espalier n (definite singular espalieret, indefinite plural espalier, definite plural espaliera)
- (horticulture) espalier
- A formation of people lined up in two columns facing each other (to secure a passageway).
- Danne espalier
References
- “espalier” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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