whirligig
Senso (Inglese)
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
- A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
- (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.
sinonimi
merry-goround
ginning machine
Traduzioni
σβούρα
Kreisel
toupie
baldufa
peonza
tol
piãoPronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
From Middle English whyrlegygge; equivalent to whirl (noun or verb) + gig (“a top”).
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