Homok

Homok

Meaning:

sand

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Jobban szeretem a köves tengerpartot, mint a homokosat.

Better like-I the stoney beach(acc.), than the sandy(acc.).

I like stoney beaches more than sandy ones.

Imádok mezítláb sétálni a homokban.

Love-I barefoot walk the sand-in.

I love to walk barefoot in the sand.

Related terms:

futóhomok – quicksand (literally running sand)

homokba dugja a fejét – to bury one’s head in the sand

homokos – gay (pejorative / offensive); lit. “sandy”

homokozó – sandbox

homokóra – hourglass

homokszem – sand grain

sárga – yellow

sivatag – desert

strand – beach

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