English
Etymology
Middle English manuren "to manure", from Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver), from vulgar Latin *manuoperare "work by hand", from Latin manus|manu "by hand" + operari "to work".
Pronunciation
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Hyphenation: ma·nure
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�r|-u�r
Verb
en-verb|manur|es
- To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
- to apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver)
Translations
trans-top|Cultivate by manual labor
Dutch: cultiveren
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trans-top|Apply manure
Dutch: bemesten
Finnish: lannoittaa
trans-mid
Spanish: abonar, estercolar
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Related terms
to fertilize
Noun
en-noun|-
- Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, pigs and chickens.
Translations
trans-top|excrement
Albanian: bajgë
Aromanian: balig�
Bosnian: balega f
Chinese Characters: �, 粪
Czech: hnůj m
Danish: møg
Dutch: mest m
Estonian: sõnnik
Finnish: lanta (uncountable), jätös (countable)
French: fumier m
German: Mist m
Italian: letame m, stallatico m
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Maltese: demel m
Plattdeutsch: Mischt m
Portuguese: estrume m
Romanian: baleg� f
Serbian:
Spanish: abono m, estiércol m
Sundanese: manur
Tamil: �யற��� �ரம�
Uighur: FAchar|����
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Related terms
muck
fertilizer
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