Csont

Csont

Meaning:

bone

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

A csontleves egy tipikus magyar leves.

Bone-soup is a typical Hungarian soup.

[The bone-soup a typical Hungarian soup.]

Csont és bőr vagy, biztos eszel eleget?

You’re all skin and bones – are you sure you’re eating enough?

[bone and skin are-you, sure eat-you enough?]

Related terms:

bőr – skin

velő – bone marrow

rosszcsont – “bad bone” – used with children when they’re being “naughty” (“Rosszcsont vagy!” – “You’re a bad bone!”)

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