discus

Significat (anglès)

1. A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
2. The athletics event of discus throw.
3. A discus fish (genus Symphysodon)
4. A chakram.

Sinònims

disk

disc

wheel

🛞

saucer

discus throw

puck

salver

server

speak

🗣️

tray

waiter

planchet

argue

pompadour fish

clay pigeon

ice hockey

🏒

platter

quoit

round

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdɪs.kəs/

Etimologia (anglès)

1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.