whirligig

Signification (Anglais)

1. Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
2. A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
4. (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.

Concepts

toupie

🔝

carrousel

chenille

🐛

manège

carrefour giratoire

Synonymes

spinning top

merry-go-round

roundabout

top

🔝

carousel

teetotum

carrousel

mullet

reel

roll

rotation

spinning wheel

vicissitude

vicissitudes

vortical

whirling

merry-goround

ginning machine

circumvolution

gig

gyration

gyro

gyroscopic

mill

Traductions

σβούρα

trottola

Kreisel

🔝

baldufa

Brummkreisel

tol

🔝

peonza

pião

carosello

giostra

αλογάκια

μύλος

cavallets

ρόμβος

Spielkreisel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: whirlegigge

In summary

From Middle English whyrlegygge; equivalent to whirl (noun or verb) + gig (“a top”).