different between gunpowder vs doghead

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???n?pa?d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???n?pa?d??/

Etymology 1

gun +? powder

Noun

gunpowder (countable and uncountable, plural gunpowders)

1. An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
2. Short for gunpowder tea.

Translations

Derived terms

• gunpowder chicken
• gunpowder empire
• gunpowderish
• gunpowderous
• Gunpowder Plot
• gunpowder tea
• Gunpowder Treason
• gunpowdery

See also

• powder burn

Etymology 2

Possibly due to its smell resembling gunpowder during the British Raj.

Noun

gunpowder (uncountable)

1. (India, informal) idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.

References

English

Etymology

dog +? head

Noun

doghead (plural dogheads)

1. (firearms) That part of a matchlock or flintlock gun or rifle that holds the burning fuse or flint and applies it to the gunpowder.
2. (mythology) A mythical creature with a human body and a dog's head.

Synonyms

• (mythical creature): cynocephalus

Translations

Anagrams

• Godhead, godhead