esqueje — meaning in English

English meaning

• cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
• spin-off noun A television programme, film or book built around a character, setting or idea taken from an existing one.

Senses

esqueje is used for these senses in English:

• cutting (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
• spin-off (fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.

cutting — full definition

1. noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
2. noun A clipping cut from a newspaper or other printed text.
3. noun A channel dug through higher ground at a lower level than the surrounding land, for a road, railway, or canal to pass through.
4. adj Sharp or piercing, especially of remarks or criticism.

spin-off — full definition

1. noun A television programme, film or book built around a character, setting or idea taken from an existing one.
2. noun A company created by separating part of a larger business into an independent entity, usually with shares handed to the existing shareholders.
3. noun An unintended but useful by-product of some other activity.

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