Greaves — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered

armor plate that protects legs below the knee

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːkaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈiːvz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈiːvz/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːkaɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crackling greave jambeau

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beinschienen

der Rückstand, der nach der Ausdünstung von tierischem Fett zurückbleibt

🇫🇷French

jambières

le résidu qui reste après que la graisse animale a été fondue

🇪🇸Spanish

rodilleras

el residuo que queda después de que se ha extraído la grasa animal

🇮🇹Italian

ciccioli

il residuo che rimane dopo la fusione del grasso animale

🇳🇱Dutch

kanen

het residu dat overblijft nadat dierlijk vet is gesmolten

🇵🇹Portuguese

torresmos

o resíduo que permanece após a gordura animal ter sido processada

🇷🇺Russian

поножи

остаток, который остается после переработки животного жира

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रीव्स

जानवरों की चर्बी के ख़त्म होने के बाद जो अवशेष बचता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রীভস

পশুর চর্বি রেন্ডার করার পরে অবশিষ্টাংশ যা অবশিষ্ট থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரீஸ்

விலங்கு கொழுப்பை வழங்கிய பிறகு எஞ்சியிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రీవ్స్

జంతువుల కొవ్వును అందించిన తర్వాత మిగిలి ఉన్న అవశేషాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रीव्हस

प्राण्यांची चरबी तयार केल्यानंतर उरलेले अवशेष

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રીવ્સ

પ્રાણીની ચરબી રેન્ડર કરવામાં આવ્યા પછી જે અવશેષો રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರೀವ್ಸ್

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಕೊಬ್ಬನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ಶೇಷ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രീവ്സ്

മൃഗക്കൊഴുപ്പ് റെൻഡർ ചെയ്തതിനുശേഷം അവശേഷിക്കുന്ന അവശിഷ്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗ੍ਰੀਵਜ਼

ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਚਰਬੀ ਦੇ ਰੈਂਡਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਬਚੀ ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

گریوز

باقیات جو جانوروں کی چربی کے بعد باقی رہ جاتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

油渣

动物脂肪提炼后剩余的残留物

🇯🇵Japanese

グリーブ

動物性脂肪がレンダリングされた後に残る残留物

🇰🇷Korean

기름 찌끼

동물성 지방을 렌더링한 후 남은 잔여물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xà cạp

phần còn lại sau khi mỡ động vật được chế biến

🇹🇭Thai

สนับ

สารตกค้างที่เหลืออยู่หลังจากสร้างไขมันสัตว์แล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelindung kaki

residu yang tersisa setelah lemak hewani diolah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جريفز

البقايا التي تبقى بعد استخلاص الدهون الحيوانية

🇮🇷Persian

گریوها

باقی مانده ای که پس از تولید چربی حیوانی باقی می ماند

🇹🇷Turkish

dizlikler

hayvansal yağ işlendikten sonra kalan kalıntı

🇮🇱Hebrew

גרבונים

השאריות שנותרו לאחר עיבוד שומן מן החי

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