noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃ/
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General-American:/ˈɹɪstˌwɔt͡ʃ/
General-American:/ˈɹɪstˌwɑt͡ʃ/
Australian:/ˈɹɪstˌwɔt͡ʃ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wrist watch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: watch, ticker
History
Etymology
From wrist + watch.
Across languages
Translations
112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
polshorlosie
— watch worn on the wrist
Albanian:
orë dore
— watch worn on the wrist
Armenian:
ժամացույց
(žamacʻuycʻ)
— watch worn on the wrist
Armenian:
ձեռքի ժամացույց
(jeṙkʻi žamacʻuycʻ)
— watch worn on the wrist
Asturian:
reló de pulsera
— watch worn on the wrist
Azerbaijani:
qol saatı
— watch worn on the wrist
Bashkir:
ҡул сәғәте
(qul səğəte)
— watch worn on the wrist
Basque:
eskumuturreko erloju
— watch worn on the wrist
Basque:
montra
— watch worn on the wrist
Belarusian:
нару́чны гадзі́ннік
(narúčny hadzínnik)
— watch worn on the wrist
Breton:
eurier-brec'h
— watch worn on the wrist
Breton:
eurier
— watch worn on the wrist
Breton:
montr
— watch worn on the wrist
Bulgarian:
ръчен часовник
(rǎčen časovnik)
— watch worn on the wrist
Burmese:
လက်ပတ်နာရီ
(lakpatnari)
— watch worn on the wrist
Catalan:
rellotge de polsera
— watch worn on the wrist
Chinese Cantonese:
手錶 /手表
— watch worn on the wrist
Eastern Min Chinese:
手錶 /手表
(chiū-biēu)
— watch worn on the wrist
Chinese:
手錶 /手表
(zh-min-nan)
— watch worn on the wrist
Chinese Mandarin:
手錶 /手表
(shǒubiǎo)
— watch worn on the wrist
Northern Min Chinese:
手錶 /手表
(siǔ-biáu)
— watch worn on the wrist
Wu Chinese:
手錶 /手表
— watch worn on the wrist
Czech:
náramkové hodinky
— watch worn on the wrist
Danish:
armbåndsur
— watch worn on the wrist
Dutch:
polshorloge
— watch worn on the wrist
Dutch:
horloge
— watch worn on the wrist
Dutch:
uurwerk
— watch worn on the wrist
Emilian:
arlói da braz (Modenese)
— watch worn on the wrist
Esperanto:
brakhorloĝo
— watch worn on the wrist
Estonian:
käekell
— watch worn on the wrist
Faroese:
armbandsur
— watch worn on the wrist
Finnish:
rannekello
— watch worn on the wrist
French:
montre
— watch worn on the wrist
French:
bracelet-montre
— watch worn on the wrist
West-Frisian:
polshorloazje
— watch worn on the wrist
Galician:
reloxo de pulseira
— watch worn on the wrist
Georgian:
მაჯის საათი
(maǯis saati)
— watch worn on the wrist
German:
Armbanduhr
— watch worn on the wrist
Greek:
ρολόι χειρός
(rolói cheirós)
— watch worn on the wrist
Gujarati:
કાંડાઘડિયાળ
(kā̃ḍāghḍiyāḷ)
— watch worn on the wrist
Haitian Creole:
mont
— watch worn on the wrist
Hebrew:
שְׁעוֹן יָד
(sh'on yad)
— watch worn on the wrist
Hungarian:
karóra
— watch worn on the wrist
Icelandic:
armbandsúr
— watch worn on the wrist
Icelandic:
úr
— watch worn on the wrist
Ido:
karp-horlojo
— watch worn on the wrist
Indonesian:
jam tangan
— watch worn on the wrist
Interlingua:
horologio-bracialetto
— watch worn on the wrist
Irish:
uaireadóir rosta
— watch worn on the wrist
Irish:
uaireadóir
— watch worn on the wrist
Italian:
orologio da polso
— watch worn on the wrist
Japanese:
腕時計
(udedokei)
— watch worn on the wrist
Korean:
손목시계
(sonmoksigye)
— watch worn on the wrist
Korean:
팔목시계
(palmoksigye)
— watch worn on the wrist
Korean:
팔뚝시계
(palttuksigye)
— watch worn on the wrist
Korean:
손시계
(sonsigye)
— watch worn on the wrist
Latin:
horologium armillare
— watch worn on the wrist
Latin:
horologium brachiale
— watch worn on the wrist
Latvian:
rokas pulkstenis
— watch worn on the wrist
Limburgish:
ermbandoer
— watch worn on the wrist
Lithuanian:
rankinis laikrodis
— watch worn on the wrist
Luxembourgish:
Aarmbandauer
— watch worn on the wrist
Macedonian:
ра́чен ча́совник
(ráčen čásovnik)
— watch worn on the wrist
Malay:
jam tangan
— watch worn on the wrist
Mongolian:
бугуйн цаг
(bugujn cag)
— watch worn on the wrist
Mongolian:
гар цаг
(gar cag)
— watch worn on the wrist
Mongolian:
ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠤ ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨ ᠴᠠᠭ
(baɣuu yin čaɣ)
— watch worn on the wrist
Mongolian:
ᠭᠠᠷ ᠴᠠᠭ
(ɣar čaɣ)
— watch worn on the wrist
Norwegian Bokmål:
armbåndsur
— watch worn on the wrist
Norwegian Nynorsk:
armbandsur
— watch worn on the wrist
Occitan:
mòstra de punhet
— watch worn on the wrist
Plautdietsch:
Hauntua
— watch worn on the wrist
Polish:
zegarek na rękę
— watch worn on the wrist
Portuguese:
relógio de pulso
— watch worn on the wrist
Portuguese:
relógio-pulseira
— watch worn on the wrist
Punjabi:
ਹੱਥ ਘੜੀ
(hattha ghaṛī)
— watch worn on the wrist
Romanian:
ceas de mână
— watch worn on the wrist
Romansh:
ura da bratsch
— watch worn on the wrist
Russian:
часы́
(časý)
— watch worn on the wrist
Russian:
нару́чные часы́
(narúčnyje časý)
— watch worn on the wrist
Scottish Gaelic:
uaireadair-dùirn
— watch worn on the wrist
Scottish Gaelic:
uaireadair-làimh
— watch worn on the wrist
Serbo-Croatian:
ручни сат
— watch worn on the wrist
Serbo-Croatian:
ručni sat
— watch worn on the wrist
Slovak:
náramkové hodinky
— watch worn on the wrist
Slovene:
ročna ura
— watch worn on the wrist
Slovene:
zapestna ura
— watch worn on the wrist
Southern Altai:
саат
(saat)
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
reloj de pulsera
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
reloj
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
extensible
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
pulsera de reloj
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
muñequera
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
guasho
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
washo
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
reloj de muñeca
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
reloj tipo pulsera
— watch worn on the wrist
Spanish:
pulsera tipo reloj
— watch worn on the wrist
Swahili:
saa ya mkono
— watch worn on the wrist
Swedish:
armbandsur
— watch worn on the wrist
Tagalog:
relo
— watch worn on the wrist
Tamil:
கைக்கடிகாரம்
(kaikkaṭikāram)
— watch worn on the wrist
Telugu:
చేతి గడియారం
(cēti gaḍiyāraṁ)
— watch worn on the wrist
Thai:
นาฬิกาข้อมือ
(naa-lí-gaa-kɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉ)
— watch worn on the wrist
Turkish:
kol saati
— watch worn on the wrist
Ukrainian:
наручний годинник
(naručnyj hodynnyk)
— watch worn on the wrist
Ukrainian:
годинник
(hodynnyk)
— watch worn on the wrist
Urdu:
ہاتھ گھڑی
— watch worn on the wrist
Uzbek:
qoʻl soat
— watch worn on the wrist
Vietnamese:
đồng hồ đeo tay
— watch worn on the wrist
Welsh:
watsh
— watch worn on the wrist
Yakut:
хары чаһыта
(qarï čahïta)
— watch worn on the wrist