Fibry

/ˈfaɪbri/ adjective

Definition

Containing or resembling fibers; having a fibrous quality or texture.

Etymology

From fiber + -y (Old English -ig, having the quality of). This informal adjective is common in everyday language for describing textured foods or materials.

Kelly Says

Your grandmother might describe overcooked vegetables as 'fibry' instead of using the word 'fibrous'—it's the kind of practical kitchen vocabulary that captures the exact texture you're trying to warn people about.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል
in-kʷu-laːl
ARالعربية
خيوط
kha-yūth
BNবাংলা
সুতা
su-ta
CACatalà
fibril·la
fi-bri-ˈʎa
CSČeština
vlákno
vlack-no
DADansk
fiber
ˈfiːbər
DEDeutsch
Faser
ˈfaː.zər
ELΕλληνικά
σợi
so-ri
ESEspañol
fibrilla
fi-bri-ˈʎa
FAفارسی
پرز
perz
FISuomi
kuitu
ˈkui̯tu
FRFrançais
fibrille
fi-brill
GUGU
纖維
chhe-vi
HAHA
fashe
fa-she
HEעברית
סיב
siv
HIहिन्दी
रेशम
re-sham
HUMagyar
szál
sɑːl
IDBahasa Indonesia
fibril
fi-bril
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
fibrilla
fi-bri-ˈʎa
JA日本語
繊維
いし
KKKK
жақсы
jaq-sy
KMKM
ស្លាក
slak
KO한국어
섬유
seomyu
MRMR
श्रेणी
shre-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
fibril
fi-bril
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုင်း
sayng
NLNederlands
vezels
ve-zəls
NONorsk
fiber
ˈfiːbər
PAPA
纖維
chhe-vi
PLPolski
włókno
vwohk-no
PTPortuguês
fibrilha
fi-bri-ˈʎɐ
RORomână
fibrilă
fi-bri-ˈla
RUРусский
волокно
vo-lok-no
SVSvenska
fibr
fi-br
SWKiswahili
fibril
fi-bril
TAதமிழ்
நூல்
noo-l
TEతెలుగు
తర
ta-ra
THไทย
เส้นใย
sēn-nāi
TLTL
fibril
fi-bril
TRTürkçe
fibril
fi-bril
UKУкраїнська
волокно
vo-lok-no
URاردو
خيط
kha-yit
VITiếng Việt
to
YOYO
ṣàà
ṣàà
ZH中文
纤维
xiéwù
ZUZU
umthamo
um-tha-mo

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