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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)
- A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- 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)
- (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.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, The Kitten and falling Leaves
References
Anagrams
- dyde, dyed
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From French adieu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ædi/
Interjection
eddy
- Nonstandard spelling of äddi.
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /??ð??/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?e?ði/, /??ði/
Verb
eddy
- 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)
- 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.
- 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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