cud

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

Verb

To bring back into the mouth and chew a second time.

Verb

Eye dialect spelling of could.

Concepts

mâcher

bol alimentaire

herbe ruminée

Synonymes

quid

chew

wad

rechewed food

plug

chaw

chewing tobacco

mouthful

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kʌd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English code, cudde, coude, quede, quide, from Old English cudu, cwidu, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz (“resin”). Doublet of quid (“material for chewing”).
Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit जतु (jatu, “lac, gum”).