compost

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
2. (UK, countable, uncountable) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A mixture; a compound.

Verb

To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɒmpɒst/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: compost

In summary

From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot.

Concepts

compost

terreau

sol

terre

Synonymes

manure

fertilizer

compound

humus

mixture

garbage

🗑️

marl

mortar

mould

oakum

plaster

refuse

rubbish

soil

trash

compost heap

potting soil

planting mix

compo

compost pile

mixed fertilizer

combination

fertilizer mixture

composition

dung

earth

excrement

Traductions

Kompost

kompost

compost

compost

abono

concime

κοπρόχωμα

composto

composteren

compost

composta

compost

Komposthaufen

φουσκί

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