noun · countable / uncountable · rare

peat

peat · peats

торф

Torf

Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuelSoil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.

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/piːt/

» Like coal, peat can also be burned as fuel.

Wie Kohle kann auch Torf als Brennstoff verfeuert werden.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
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(obsolete)A pet, a darling; a woman.

More definitions

partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

Examples

9 sentences

Like coal, peat can also be burned as fuel.
deWie Kohle kann auch Torf als Brennstoff verfeuert werden.
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Is peat a type of podzol?
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Ziri filled the hole with peat moss.
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Like coal, peat can also be burnt as fuel.
deWie Kohle kann auch Torf als Brennstoff verfeuert werden.
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If ashes were flour and peat was bacon, we'd eat bacon pancakes every day.
ruЕсли бы прах был мукой, а торф — беконом, то мы бы ели блины с беконом каждый день.
deWenn Asche Mehl wäre und Torf Speck, würden wir jeden Tag Eierkuchen mit Speck essen.
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

Inherited from Northern Middle English pete (recorded in Latin text as peta), of uncertain

Inherited from Northern Middle English pete (recorded in Latin text as peta), of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *peθ (“portion, segment, piece”); if so, it would be a doublet of piece.

Probably from Middle Dutch pete (“godmother or godfather”) (modern Dutch peet (“godparent, old woman, grandmother; godchild”)), related to dialectal German Pfette, Pfetter (“godfather; godchild”)), German Pate (“godfather, sponsor”), Patin (“godmother”). Or alternatively, related to pet (“a favourite”).

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