Clingstone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːzmoʊdʒˈɛnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪdə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪdə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːzmoʊdʒˈɛnɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Haftstein

Früchte (insbesondere Pfirsiche), deren Fruchtfleisch stark am Kern haftet

🇫🇷French

pierre adhérente

fruit (surtout la pêche) dont la chair adhère fortement au noyau

🇪🇸Spanish

albérchigo

fruta (especialmente melocotón) cuya pulpa se adhiere fuertemente al hueso

🇮🇹Italian

pietra aderente

frutto (soprattutto pesca) la cui polpa aderisce fortemente al nocciolo

🇳🇱Dutch

vastzittende steen

fruit (vooral perzik) waarvan het vruchtvlees sterk aan de pit hecht

🇵🇹Portuguese

pedra aderente

fruta (especialmente pêssego) cuja polpa adere fortemente ao caroço

🇷🇺Russian

цепляющий камень

фрукты (особенно персик), мякоть которых сильно прилипает к косточке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्लिंगस्टोन

फल (विशेषकर आड़ू) जिसका गूदा गुठली से मजबूती से चिपका रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লিংস্টোন

ফল (বিশেষত পীচ) যার মাংস গর্তে দৃঢ়ভাবে মেনে চলে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒட்டிக்கல்

பழம் (குறிப்பாக பீச்) அதன் சதை குழியில் வலுவாக ஒட்டிக்கொண்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్రేళ్ళ రాయి

పండు (ముఖ్యంగా పీచు) దీని మాంసం గొయ్యికి గట్టిగా కట్టుబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लिंगस्टोन

फळ (विशेषत: पीच) ज्यांचे मांस खड्ड्याला जोरदार चिकटते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લિંગસ્ટોન

ફળ (ખાસ કરીને આલૂ) જેનું માંસ ખાડાને સખત રીતે વળગી રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕಲ್ಲು

ಹಣ್ಣು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪೀಚ್) ಅದರ ಮಾಂಸವು ಪಿಟ್ಗೆ ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒട്ടിക്കല്ല്

പഴം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പീച്ച്) മാംസം കുഴിയിൽ ശക്തമായി പറ്റിനിൽക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਿੰਗਸਟੋਨ

ਫਲ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਆੜੂ) ਜਿਸਦਾ ਮਾਸ ਟੋਏ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਿਪਕਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粘石

果肉牢固地粘附在果核上的水果（尤其是桃子）

🇯🇵Japanese

クリングストーン

果肉が種に強く付着している果物（特に桃）

🇰🇷Korean

클링스톤

과육이 씨에 강하게 달라붙는 과일(특히 복숭아)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hòn đá bám

quả (đặc biệt là đào) có thịt bám chặt vào hạt

🇹🇭Thai

ยึดเกาะ

ผลไม้ (โดยเฉพาะลูกพีช) ซึ่งมีเนื้อเกาะติดแน่นกับหลุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

batu melekat

buah (terutama buah persik) yang dagingnya melekat kuat pada lubangnya

🇲🇾Malay

batu berpaut

buah (terutama pic) yang dagingnya melekat kuat pada lubang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كلينجستون

الفاكهة (خاصة الخوخ) التي يلتصق لحمها بقوة بالحفر

🇮🇷Persian

سنگ چسبیده

میوه ای (به ویژه هلو) که گوشت آن به شدت به گودال می چسبد

🇹🇷Turkish

yapışkan taş

eti çekirdeğine güçlü bir şekilde yapışan meyveler (özellikle şeftali)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אבן נצמד

פרי (בעיקר אפרסק) שבשרו נצמד חזק לבור

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The primary meaning of 'clingstone' is 'fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit'.

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Using 'clingstone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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