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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWad
/wɒd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small mass or lump of a soft or flexible material, squeezed or rolled together.
"He stuffed a wad of tissue paper into his pocket."
- 1
To compress or push something into a rough ball or lump.
"She began to wad the old letters into tight paper balls before throwing them away."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'wadde', from Old Norse 'vadd' or Old English 'wæd' relating to wool or woad, eventually shifting in the 16th century to mean a small mass or bundle of soft material. The verbal form developed from the noun in the late 16th century, signifying the action of compressing material into a lump.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wad" is said worldwide
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boule
Transliteration: bool
"Il a fait une boule de papier avec sa lettre."
Bausch
Transliteration: baush
"Er machte ein Bausch aus Papier."
mucchio
Transliteration: mukkio
"Ha fatto un mucchio di carta."
ovillo
Transliteration: o-bi-yo
"Hizo un ovillo con el papel."
bola
Transliteration: bo-la
"Ele amassou o papel fazendo uma bola."
गेंद
Transliteration: gend
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने कागज की एक गेंद बनाई।"
团
Transliteration: tuán
Script: 中文汉字
"他把纸揉成了一个团。"
뭉치
Transliteration: mung-chi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 종이를 뭉쳐서 공 모양으로 만들었다."
塊
Transliteration: katamari
Script: 日本語
"彼は紙を丸めて塊にした。"
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