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eddy

English

Etymology

From Middle English eddy, from Old English ed?a, from ed- (turning, back, reverse) + ?a (water), equivalent to ed- +? ea.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /??d.i/
  • Rhymes: -?di

Noun

eddy (plural eddies)

  1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
  2. A circular current; a whirlpool.

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • countercurrent
  • dust devil

Verb

eddy (third-person singular simple present eddies, present participle eddying, simple past and past participle eddied)

  1. (intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
    • 1815, William Wordsworth, The Kitten and falling Leaves
      Eddying round and round they sink.

References

Anagrams

  • dyde, dyed

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French adieu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ædi/

Interjection

eddy

  1. Nonstandard spelling of äddi.

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /??ð??/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /?e?ði/, /??ði/

Verb

eddy

  1. Obsolete form of addawa ((s/he) promises).

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eddo

English

Alternative forms

  • eddoe

Etymology

From a West African language.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?d??

Noun

eddo (plural eddos)

  1. A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
  2. The tubers of this plant.

Further reading

  • Eddoe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Colocasia Schott on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Colocasia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • OD'ed, doed

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