Phrase guide

nose ring

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A ring worn on a person's nose, as jewellery.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: hoop, ring

History

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُرَة (bura) — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Finnish: nenärengas — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Galician: ferrete — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • German: Nasenring — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Hebrew: חָח (ẖaẖ) — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Japanese: 鼻輪 (hanawa) — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Northern Kurdish: xizêm — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Punjabi: ਨਕੇਲ (nakel) — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Punjabi: ਨੱਥ (nattha) — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Lower Sorbian: nosowy rink — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Swedish: näsring — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Tagalog: taghikaw — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Tagalog: tagikaw — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Turkish: hızma — ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Afrikaans: neusring — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Arabic: بُرَة (bura) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Arabic: خزام (ḵizām) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鼻環 /鼻环 (bei6 waan4) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻環 /鼻环 (bíhuán) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ipulu — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Danish: næsering — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Esperanto: nazringo — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Finnish: nenärengas — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • German: Nasenring — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Hebrew: נֶזֶם (nézem) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Japanese: 鼻輪 (hanawa) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Kannada: ಮೂಗುತಿ (mūguti) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Central Kurdish: خەزێم (xezêm) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Northern Kurdish: xizêm — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Malayalam: മൂക്കുത്തി (mūkkutti) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Punjabi: ਨੱਥ (nattha) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Lower Sorbian: nosowy rink — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Tagalog: pakaw — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Tamil: மூக்குத்தி (mūkkutti) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Telugu: ముక్కుపుడక (mukkupuḍaka) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Telugu: ముక్కెర (mukkera) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Tulu: ಮೂಂಕುತ್ತಿ (mūṅkutti) — ring worn as jewellery on the nose
  • Turkish: hızma — ring worn as jewellery on the nose