Hesped

/ˈhɛspɪd/ adjective

Definition

Covered with or having hairs; hairy or setose, especially used in botanical and zoological descriptions.

Etymology

From Latin 'hispidus' meaning 'rough' or 'hairy,' derived from 'hispere' meaning 'to bristle.' The word traveled through scientific nomenclature and entered English as a technical term in biology, sometimes spelled 'hispid,' which is the more common modern form.

Kelly Says

The scientific term 'hispid' (hairy) comes from the same Latin root as 'Spanish' via 'Hispania'—the land of the Iberi with wild, bristly characteristics. That's just a fun coincidence, but it shows how Latin words for texture and roughness sometimes got metaphorically applied to cultures, and then got recycled into biology.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ Commemoration
me-ko-mme-mo-ra-shon
ARالعربية
ذكرى
dhikrā
BNবাংলা
শ্রদ্ধা
shra-ddha
CACatalà
homenatge
ho-men-at-ge
CSČeština
uct
uct
DADansk
hilsen
hi-lsen
DEDeutsch
Gedenken
ge-den-ken
ELΕλληνικά
πένθιμος
pen-th-imos
ESEspañol
despedida
des-pe-dee-da
FAفارسی
تشییع
te-she-ye
FISuomi
muisto
mu-is-to
FRFrançais
hommage
o-ma-zh
GUGU
સન્માન
san-maan
HAHA
kya
kya
HEעברית
הלוויה
he-lo-vi-ya
HIहिन्दी
श्रद्धांजलि
shra-dhaan-j-ali
HUMagyar
tisztelet
tis-zte-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghormatan
pen-ho-ro-ma-tan
IGIG
ihe
i-he
ITItaliano
commemorazione
ko-mme-mo-ra-zio-ne
JA日本語
追悼
tsu-ido
KKKK
әйгілі
ay-gi-li
KMKM
បរិស្ថាន
ba-ri-s-taan
KO한국어
추모
chu-mo
MRMR
सन्मान
san-maan
MSBahasa Melayu
penghormatan
pen-ho-ro-ma-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး
kya-je-zu
NLNederlands
herdenking
her-den-king
NONorsk
hilsen
hi-lsen
PAPA
ਸੰਮਾਨ
san-maan
PLPolski
homage
o-ma-zh
PTPortuguês
homenagem
ho-me-na-jem
RORomână
onorare
o-no-ra-re
RUРусский
поминание
po-mi-ni-ye
SVSvenska
hänke
han-ke
SWKiswahili
ukumbusho
u-ku-m-bus-ho
TAதமிழ்
மரியாதை
ma-ri-ya-tha-i
TEతెలుగు
గౌరవం
gow-ra-vam
THไทย
ไว้อาลัย
wai-ao-lai
TLTL
pagpupugay
pa-gup-u-gay
TRTürkçe
anma
an-ma
UKУкраїнська
пам'ять
pam-yat
URاردو
تکریم
ta-k-reem
VITiếng Việt
tribute
tribute
YOYO
iṣẹ
i-she
ZH中文
哀悼
āi dào
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.