Manure
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English
Etymology
Middle English manuren "to manure", from Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver), from vulgar Latin *manuoperare "work by hand", from Latin manu "by hand" + operari "to work".
Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA | |
|---|---|---|
| GenAm | /məˈn(j)ur/ | /m@"n(j)ur/ |
- Hyphenation: ma·nure
- Rhymes: -uːr
Verb
to manure (past and past participle: manured)
- To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
- to apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver)
Translations
- Finnish: lannoittaa (2)
- Spanish: abonar (2), estercolar (2)
Related words
- to fertilize
Noun
manure (uncountable)
- Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, pigs and chickens.
Translation
- Chinese Characters: 糞, 粪
- Dutch: mest m
- Estonian: sõnnik
- Finnish: lanta (uncountable), jätös (countable)
- German: Mist m
- Romanian: balegă f
- Spanish: abono m, estiércol m
