Hoof — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the foot of an ungulate mammal

the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈuːf/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪdɹəbɐɹˈɒmɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪdɹəbɐɹˈɒmɪtə/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈuːf/.

Examples

let's hoof it to the disco

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leg it foot hoof it

Parts of Speech

noun	the foot of an ungulate mammal
noun	the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
verb	walk “let's hoof it to the disco”
verb	dance in a professional capacity

Word Forms

foot	noun	travel by walking
footer	noun	a person who travels by foot
hoofer	noun	a professional dancer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Huf

der Fuß eines Huftiers

🇫🇷French

sabot

le pied d'un mammifère ongulé

🇪🇸Spanish

casco

el pie de un mamífero ungulado

🇮🇹Italian

zoccolo

il piede di un mammifero ungulato

🇳🇱Dutch

hoef

de voet van een hoefdier

🇵🇹Portuguese

casco

o pé de um mamífero ungulado

🇷🇺Russian

копыто

стопа копытного млекопитающего

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुर

एक खुरदरा स्तनपायी का पैर

🇧🇩Bengali

খুর

একটি স্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণীর পা

🇮🇳Tamil

குளம்பு

ஒரு வளைந்த பாலூட்டியின் கால்

🇮🇳Telugu

డెక్క

ఒక ఉంగరాల క్షీరదం యొక్క పాదం

🇮🇳Marathi

खूर

अनगुलेट सस्तन प्राण्याचा पाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખુર

અનગુલેટ સસ્તન પ્રાણીનો પગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊರಸು

ದಟ್ಟವಾದ ಸಸ್ತನಿಗಳ ಕಾಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുളമ്പ്

ഒരു അൺഗുലേറ്റ് സസ്തനിയുടെ കാൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਥਣਧਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਪੈਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھر

ایک غیر منقول ستنداری جانور کا پاؤں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蹄

有蹄类哺乳动物的脚

🇯🇵Japanese

蹄

有蹄動物の足

🇰🇷Korean

발굽

유제류 포유류의 발

🇻🇳Vietnamese

móng guốc

chân của động vật có vú móng guốc

🇹🇭Thai

กีบ

เท้าของสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมที่มีกีบเท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

menerjang

kaki mamalia berkuku

🇵🇭Filipino

kuko

ang paa ng isang ungulate mammal

🇲🇾Malay

kuku

kaki mamalia ungu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حافر

قدم حيوان ثديي ذوات الحوافر

🇮🇷Persian

سم

پای یک پستاندار سونار

🇹🇷Turkish

toynak

toynaklı bir memelinin ayağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּרסָה

רגלו של יונק פוסה

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