"figurine" meaning in English

See figurine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɪɡ(j)əˈɹin/ [General-American], /fɪɡəˈɹin/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-figurine.wav Forms: figurines [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French figurine. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|figurine}} Borrowed from French figurine Head templates: {{en-noun}} figurine (plural figurines)
  1. A small carved or molded figure; a statuette. Translations (a small carved or molded figure): ἀγαλμάτιον (agalmátion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), статуетка (statuetka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 小塑像 (xiǎo sùxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 人形 (rénxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), figuriini (Finnish), figurine [feminine] (French), statuette [feminine] (French), Figürchen (German), αγαλματίδιο (agalmatídio) [neuter] (Greek), szobrocska (Hungarian), nipp (Hungarian), statuetta [feminine] (Italian), フィギュア (figyua) (Japanese), sigillum [neuter] (Latin), popet (Middle English), mazinichigan (Ojibwe), statuetka [feminine] (Polish), estatueta [feminine] (Portuguese), statuetă [feminine] (Romanian), figurină [feminine] (Romanian), статуэ́тка (statuétka) [feminine] (Russian), фигу́рка (figúrka) [feminine] (Russian), figura (Spanish), bức tượng nhỏ (Vietnamese)

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