whirlpool
Meaning
Synonyms
whirl around
whirling round
weak whirlpool
Translations
tourbillon
Strudel
remolino
gorgo
redemoinho
draaikolk
δίνηFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɝlpul/
Etymology
In summary
From earlier whirlpoole, whirlpole, apparently from Middle English *whirlpole, potentially coalescing Old English hwierfel (“whirlpool”) and Old English hwierfepōl (“whirlpool”). Equivalent to whirl + pool. Cognate with Scots quhirlepole, whirle-pule (“whirlpool”). Compare also English whirlpit. Eclipsed non-native Middle English gurges (“whirlpool”), borrowed from Latin gurges (“whirlpool”).
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