kifejt

Hungarian

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to unstitch, to untack to take out stitches from a fabric
  • (transitive) to husk, to shell, to hull, to pod to remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed
  • (transitive) to mine, to quarry to remove (ore, stone) from the ground
  • (transitive) to explain, to elaborate, to expound, to expand
  • (transitive) to exert, put forth, offer, put up strength or resistance

Etymology

Affix from Hungarian fejt (decipher, unstitch).

Origin

Hungarian

fejt

Gloss

decipher, unstitch

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