chort

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English

Etymology

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Noun

chort (plural chorts)

  1. (glassblowing, obsolete) A seventeenth-century unit of Burgundy glass.

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xъ̀rtъ, *xъ̑rtъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔʀt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʀt
  • Hyphenation: chort
  • Syllabification: chort

Noun

chort m animal (zoology)

  1. greyhound
  2. (figuratively) vulture

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