wad

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

tampon

liasse

bouchon

rembourrer

paquet

bourre

décharge

boule

masse

montagne

⛰️

obstacle

ouater

pile

remplir

tabac

tas

rouler en boule

bélier

🐏

boulette

chiquer

doubler d’ouate

meute

bourre de cartouche

amas

bourdonnet

boucher

capitonner

compact

confiture

empêchement

lot

mâcher

Synonymes

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

Traductions

fajo

tapón

taco

watteren

batuffolo

prop

δέσμη

Bausch

Wattepropf

Wichse

🇵🇱

ιβούλωμα

tampone

opvullen

pakje

empacar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wɒd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wadmal

Appartenant à suédois: vadd

Appartenant à allemand: Wat

Appartenant à néerlandais: lijnwaad

Appartenant à frison occidental: waad

Appartenant à ancien anglais: 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.