wad

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. An amorphous, compact mass.
2. A substantial pile (normally of money).
3. A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.
4. (slang) A sandwich.
5. (slang, vulgar) An ejaculation of semen.

Verb

1. To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.
2. (Ulster) To wager.
3. To insert or force a wad into.
4. To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton.

Conceptes

empacar

castell

🏰

cúmul

empaquetar

📦

ficar

munt

muntanya

⛰️

pila

pilot

🧑‍✈️

quantitat

tampó

tou

estrènyer

feix

entaforar

farcir

oclusió

apilament

compactar

apinyar

embotir

abarrotar

masegar

feixar

apilotament

estiba

atapeir

manyoc

Sinònims

pack

pile

stack

pot

cram

wadding

quid

clot

mass

cud

compress

chew

stuff

batch

tidy sum

plug

lot

pad

mess

bundle

chock up

bunch

chaw

slew

shrink

compact

ram

🐏

sight

spate

tampon

clump

peck

packet

muckle

passel

press

deal

jampack

clod

mountain

⛰️

jam

mickle

great deal

hatful

flock

plenty

good deal

raft

cluster

heap

Traduccions

liasse

tapón

fajo

tampon

rembourrer

taco

bouchon

paquet

boule

décharge

δέσμη

Bündel

βουλλώνω

Bausch

Wattepropf

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/wɒd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: wadmal

Cognat amb suec: vadd

Cognat amb alemany: Wat

Cognat amb neerlandès: lijnwaad

Cognat amb frisó occidental: waad

Cognat amb anglès antic: wǣd

In summary

Probably short for Middle English wadmal (“woolen cloth”), from Old Norse váðmál (“woolen stuff”), from váð (“cloth”) + mál (“measure”). See wadmal.
Cognate with Swedish vadd (“wadding, cotton wool”), German Wat, Watte (“wad, padding, cotton wool”), Dutch lijnwaad, gewaad, watten (“cotton wool”), West Frisian waad, Old English wǣd (“garment, clothing”) (English: weed). More at weed, meal.