toy
Significat (anglès)
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- Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
- A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
- A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
- Short for toy dog.
- (obsolete) Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling.
- (obsolete) A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim.
- (obsolete) An old story; a silly tale.
- A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes.
- A sex toy (object or device to give sexual pleasure).
- (slang) An inferior graffiti artist.
- (slang) A gun.
- (slang) The penis.
- (slang) The vagina.
- (slang) A watch.
- (slang) A small jar (about an inch across) used to hold prepared opium.
- (slang) A small ball of opium (about the size of a pea).
Sinònims
child’s play
pet animal
play-thing
knick knack
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/tɔɪ/
Etimologia (anglès)
From Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“play-thing, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Zeug (“stuff”), Danish tøj (“stuff”). Related to tug, tow.
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