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spittle

 
Dictionary: spit·tle   (spĭt'l) pronunciation
n.
  1. Spit; saliva.
  2. The frothy liquid secreted by spittlebugs.

[Middle English spitel, alteration (influenced by SPIT1) of spatel, from Old English spātl.]


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(spĭt'l)
n.

Spit; saliva.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
  Synonyms: saliva, spit


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spyt

Nederlands (Dutch)
spuug, speeksel

Français (French)
n. - salive, crachat, bave (d'un animal)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spucke, Speichel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σάλιο

Italiano (Italian)
saliva

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saliva (f)

Русский (Russian)
слюна, плевок, "кукушкины слюнки"

Español (Spanish)
n. - saliva, baba

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spott, saliv

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
唾沫, 吐出的泡沫

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 唾沫, 吐出的泡沫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (특히 내뱉은) 침, (거품벌레의 유충이 뿜은) 거품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 唾

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بصاق, تفال, ريق, لعاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רוק‬


 
 

 

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