How do you use "Emmet" in a sentence?

Roads are full of emmets. Emmet season's started. Don't be such an emmet.

Emmet

Q: What does "Emmet" mean?

Tourist, outsider (Cornwall). In Cornwall, an 'emmet' is a tourist or outsider—particularly one clogging up the roads in summer. Originally meaning 'ant' in dialect, it came to describe tourists swarming like ants. Can be affectionate or dismissive.

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Meaning: Tourist, outsider (Cornwall).

游客，外来者（康沃尔方言）。

Turista, forastero (dialecto de Cornualles).

観光客、よそ者（コーンウォール方言）。

관광객, 외지인 (콘월 방언).

In Cornwall, an 'emmet' is a tourist or outsider—particularly one clogging up the roads in summer. Originally meaning 'ant' in dialect, it came to describe tourists swarming like ants. Can be affectionate or dismissive.

在康沃尔，'emmet'指游客或外来者——尤其是夏天堵塞道路的游客。原本在方言中意为'蚂蚁'，后来用来形容像蚂蚁一样蜂拥而至的游客。可以是亲切的也可以是轻蔑的。

En Cornualles, un 'emmet' es un turista o forastero, especialmente uno que abarrota las carreteras en verano. Originalmente significaba 'hormiga' en el dialecto, y pasó a describir a los turistas que llegan en masa como hormigas. Puede ser afectuoso o despectivo.

コーンウォールで「emmet」は観光客やよそ者を指す——特に夏に道路を混雑させる観光客。もともと方言で「アリ」を意味し、アリのように群がる観光客を表すようになった。親しみを込めて使うことも、見下して使うこともある。

콘월에서 'emmet'은 관광객이나 외지인을 뜻합니다. 특히 여름에 도로를 막는 관광객을 가리킵니다. 원래 방언에서 '개미'를 뜻했는데, 개미떼처럼 몰려드는 관광객을 묘사하게 되었습니다. 친근하게도, 무시하듯이도 쓸 수 있습니다.

Examples

Roads are full of emmets.
路上全是游客
Las carreteras están llenas de turistas
道はエメットだらけだ
도로가 에멧들로 가득해.
Emmet season's started.
游客季开始了
Ha empezado la temporada de turistas
エメットシーズンが始まった
에멧 시즌이 시작됐어.
Don't be such an emmet.
别那么像个外地人
No seas tan turista
そんなよそ者みたいなことするなよ
그렇게 외지인처럼 굴지 마.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmɪt/

Usage Guide

Context: tourists, Cornwall, summer

Tone: affectionate to dismissive

✓ Do Say

Emmet
游客
turista
観光客
관광객
Emmets
游客们
turistas
観光客たち
관광객들
Emmet season
游客季节
temporada de turistas
観光シーズン
관광 시즌

✗ Don't Say

Can be offensive to outsiders
对外来者使用可能会冒犯
Puede resultar ofensivo para los forasteros
よそ者に対して使うと失礼になりうる
외지인에게는 기분 나쁠 수 있음

Common Mistakes

About tourists, not insects

Origin & History

'Emmet' is an old English word for ant, preserved in Cornish dialect. As tourism grew, Cornish people applied it to visitors who swarm the county in summer like ants.

Etymology: From Old English 'emmet' (ant)

First recorded: Cornish dialect, tourism application 20th century

Cultural Context

Era: Tourism era

Generation: All ages in Cornwall

Social background: Universal in Cornwall

Pop culture: Cornish identity; Tourism debates

Regional notes: Exclusively Cornish.

Variations

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