barleycorn in Japanese
barleycorn in Japanese is バーリーコーン — barleycorn means a single seed of the barley plant.
barleycorn in Japanese
バーリーコーン
Pronounced: bārīkōn
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
What does "barleycorn" mean?
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noun A single seed of the barley plant.
"The Town Mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour."
- noun A small unit of length used to size shoes, equal to about eight millimetres or a third of an inch.
- noun A narrow groove running between two decorative mouldings.
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- The Town Mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour.
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What is "barleycorn" in Japanese?
"barleycorn" in Japanese is バーリーコーン. barleycorn means: A single seed of the barley plant.
How do you pronounce バーリーコーン?
"barleycorn" in Japanese is バーリーコーン, pronounced "bārīkōn".
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