Definitions For Propoli

Noun

PROPOLIS (uncountable) An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.

Synonyms

bee glue sour honey

Translations

Arabic: عُكْبُر, m, عِكْبَر, m Armenian: ակնամոմ, sc=Armn Bashkir: елем, sc=Cyrl, бал ҡорто, елем, alt=елеме Catalan: pròpolis, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 蜂膠, sc=Hani, 蜂胶, tr=fēngjiāo, sc=Hani Dutch: propolis, m, f Finnish: kittivaha French: propolis, f Galician: própole, m, propoleo, m German: Propolis, f Irish: gliú beach, m Italian: propoli, f Japanese: プロポリス (puroporisu, sc=Jpan) Korean: 봉교, 프로폴리스, sc=Kore Polish: kit pszczeli, m, propolis, m Portuguese: própolis Russian: пропо́лис, m Slovene: propolis, m, zadelavina, f Spanish: propóleos, m, propóleo, m Vietnamese: keo ong

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} propolis, from Hellenistic (Ancient Greek)  πρόπολις, , suburb; propolis (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from (Ancient Greek)  προ-, , pro- + πόλις, , city.