whirligig

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  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.

Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

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

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