"privet" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From Russian приве́т (privét, “hello, hi”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|приве́т||hello, hi}} Russian приве́т (privét, “hello, hi”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} privet
  1. (informal) Hello, hi. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-privet-en-intj-~Mmxhn5n Categories (other): English greetings Disambiguation of English greetings: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɪv.ɪt/ Forms: privets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪvɪt Etymology: Unknown origin, but possibly connected to prime. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} privet (countable and uncountable, plural privets)
  1. Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants Translations (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum): voshtër [feminine] (Albanian), ligustër [feminine] (Albanian), սրնգենի (srngeni) (Armenian), կիպրոս (kipros) (Armenian), птиче грозде (ptiče grozde) (Bulgarian), troana [feminine] (Catalan), olivereta (taxonomic: Ligustrum vulgare) [feminine] (Catalan), 女貞 (Chinese Mandarin), 女贞 (nǚzhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), ptačí zob [masculine] (Czech), liguster (Dutch), likusteri (Finnish), troène [masculine] (French), fiaza [feminine] (Galician), filseira [feminine] (Galician), tilseira [feminine] (Galician), fiafeira [feminine] (Galician), alfaneiro [masculine] (Galician), Liguster [masculine] (German), Rainweide [feminine] (German), λιγούστρο (ligoústro) [neuter] (Greek), fagyal (Hungarian), pribhéad [masculine] (Irish), ligustro [masculine] (Italian), イボタノキ (ibotanoki) (Japanese), ligustrum [neuter] (Latin), hangehange (Maori), hengahenga (Maori), pāpā (Maori), pāhengahenga (Maori), pāpāhenga (Maori), whangewhange (Maori), piriweti (Maori), ligustr [masculine] (Polish), alfeneiro [masculine] (Portuguese), lemn-câinesc [neuter] (Romanian), liguster [masculine] (Romansch), бирючи́на (birjučína) [feminine] (Russian), ка̀лина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), зи̏молез [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), лигу̀струм [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kàlina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zȉmolez [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ligùstrum [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), alheña [feminine] (Spanish), aligustre [masculine] (Spanish), ligustro [masculine] (Spanish), kurtbağrı (Turkish), yswydden [feminine] (Welsh), coeden brifet [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-privet-en-noun-qtdhZWEk Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Romansch translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Derived forms: Amur privet, Amur River privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum amurense), California privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum ovalifolium), Chinese privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum sinense), common privet, Cheyenne privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum vulgare), Egyptian privet (taxonomic: Lawsonia inermis), European privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum vulgare), evergreen privet (taxonomic: Rhamnus alaternus), glossy privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum lucidum), ibolium privet, ibota privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum ibolium), Japanese privet (alt: Ligustrum lucidum and Ligustrum japonicum), mock privet (taxonomic: Phillyrea spp.), oval-leaved privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum ovalifolium), pipe privet (taxonomic: Philadelphus coronarius), privet hawk moth, swampprivet, waxleaf privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum japonicum), wild privet (taxonomic: Ligustrum vulgare)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "taxonomic": "Ligustrum ovalifolium",
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          "taxonomic": "Ligustrum sinense",
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          "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
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          "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "alheña"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum amurense",
      "word": "Amur River privet"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum ovalifolium",
      "word": "California privet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum sinense",
      "word": "Chinese privet"
    },
    {
      "word": "common privet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum vulgare",
      "word": "Cheyenne privet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Lawsonia inermis",
      "word": "Egyptian privet"
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      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum vulgare",
      "word": "European privet"
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      "taxonomic": "Rhamnus alaternus",
      "word": "evergreen privet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum lucidum",
      "word": "glossy privet"
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      "word": "ibolium privet"
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      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum ibolium",
      "word": "ibota privet"
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      "alt": "Ligustrum lucidum and Ligustrum japonicum",
      "word": "Japanese privet"
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      "taxonomic": "Phillyrea spp.",
      "word": "mock privet"
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      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum ovalifolium",
      "word": "oval-leaved privet"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Philadelphus coronarius",
      "word": "pipe privet"
    },
    {
      "word": "privet hawk moth"
    },
    {
      "word": "swampprivet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum japonicum",
      "word": "waxleaf privet"
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      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
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      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "սրնգենի"
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kipros",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "կիպրոս"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ptiče grozde",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "птиче грозде"
    },
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "troana"
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      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "taxonomic": "Ligustrum vulgare",
      "word": "olivereta"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "女貞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nǚzhēn",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "女贞"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ptačí zob"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "liguster"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "likusteri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "troène"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fiaza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "filseira"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tilseira"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fiafeira"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alfaneiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Liguster"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rainweide"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ligoústro",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λιγούστρο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "fagyal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pribhéad"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ligustro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ibotanoki",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "イボタノキ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ligustrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "hangehange"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "hengahenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "pāpā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "pāhengahenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "pāpāhenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "whangewhange"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "piriweti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ligustr"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alfeneiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lemn-câinesc"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "liguster"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "birjučína",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бирючи́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ка̀лина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зи̏молез"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лигу̀струм"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kàlina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
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      "word": "zȉmolez"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ligùstrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alheña"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aligustre"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ligustro"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "word": "kurtbağrı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "yswydden"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coeden brifet"
    }
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  "word": "privet"
}

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}

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