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gunpowder en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡʊnˌpaʊdə/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpʌʊdəɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun English powder English gunpowder From gun + powder.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
    • They have been a bold, heroic, and purely self dependent nation, never having either courted,—or been subdued by—other Tribes or Europeans. But what early mind—a power—could face gunpowder and the firelocks? Hence their annihilation! ca. 1823, William E. Cormack, Cormack Papers, page 19/84 (note: on the annihilation of the Beothuk):
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of gunpowder tea.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gunpowders Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

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

Translations (144)

id bubuk mesiu (explosive mixture) · la pulvis pyrius (explosive mixture) · es pólvora (explosive mixture) · yuy daari (explosive mixture) · cs střelný prach (explosive mixture) · bcl ubat (explosive mixture) · tl pulbura (explosive mixture) · my ယမ်း (explosive mixture) · nv beeʼeldǫǫh bikǫʼ (explosive mixture) · mk барут (explosive mixture) · gd fùdar-gunna (explosive mixture) · bg бару́т (explosive mixture) · hy վառոդ (explosive mixture) · th ดินปืน (explosive mixture) · ne बारूद (explosive mixture) · zdj baruti (explosive mixture) · is byssupúður (explosive mixture) · sah буорах (explosive mixture) · az barıt (explosive mixture) · uz porox (explosive mixture) · bo མེ་རྫས (explosive mixture) · gv poodyr (explosive mixture) · he אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה (explosive mixture) · be по́рах (explosive mixture) · ckb باڕووت (explosive mixture) · alt таары (explosive mixture) · bn বারুদ (explosive mixture) · yrl mukawakuí (explosive mixture) · lv šaujampulveris (explosive mixture) · sk strelný prach (explosive mixture) · ps باروت (explosive mixture) · an polvora (explosive mixture) · tt дары (explosive mixture) · pdt Scheetpulwa (explosive mixture) · mi paura (explosive mixture) · gd fùdar (explosive mixture) · niv меутю оӽт (explosive mixture) · tr barut (explosive mixture) · ru по́рох (explosive mixture) · sh bárut (explosive mixture) · tyv дары (explosive mixture) · tpw pokaku'i (explosive mixture) · es polvorín (explosive mixture) · pam ubat (explosive mixture) · ky порох (explosive mixture) · kmr barûd (explosive mixture) · ml വെടിമരുന്ന് (explosive mixture) · ota باروت (explosive mixture) · izh ruuti (explosive mixture) · ja 火薬 (explosive mixture) · chr ᎠᏓᏪᎳᎩᏍᎩ (explosive mixture) · yue 火藥 /火药 (explosive mixture) · fi ruuti (explosive mixture) · pa بارُود (explosive mixture) · cmn 黑火藥 /黑火药 (explosive mixture) · ms masiu (explosive mixture) · eo pulvo (explosive mixture) · gl pólvora (explosive mixture) · ca pólvora (explosive mixture) · el πυρίτιδα (explosive mixture) · af buskruit (explosive mixture) · sl smodnik (explosive mixture) · ru чёрный по́рох (explosive mixture) · pa ਬਰੂਦ (explosive mixture) · mnc ᠣᡴᡨᠣ (explosive mixture) · kk оқ-дәрі (explosive mixture) · myv толбочт (explosive mixture) · lt parakas (explosive mixture) · ga púdar gunna (explosive mixture) · scn prùvula (explosive mixture) · kmr barût (explosive mixture) · cy fflamlwch (explosive mixture) · fa-ira باروت (explosive mixture) · it polvere da sparo (explosive mixture) · ar بَارُود (explosive mixture) · ro praf de pușcă (explosive mixture) · cmn 火藥 /火药 (explosive mixture) · ky дары (explosive mixture) · tl malilang (explosive mixture) · el μπαρούτι (explosive mixture) · mn дарь (explosive mixture) · km រំសេវ (explosive mixture) · hy բարութ (explosive mixture) · tg борут (explosive mixture) · de Schwarzpulver (explosive mixture) · dta ort (explosive mixture) · da krudt (explosive mixture) · hi बारूत (explosive mixture) · lo ດິນປືນ (explosive mixture) · nl buskruit (explosive mixture) · eo nigra pulvo (explosive mixture) · cy powdwr gwn (explosive mixture) · as বাৰুদ (explosive mixture) · tli at tugáni (explosive mixture) · de Schießpulver (explosive mixture) · ia pulvere (explosive mixture) · bua дари (explosive mixture) · ko 화약 (explosive mixture) · ur بارُود (explosive mixture) · te పేలుడు మందు (explosive mixture) · gv poodyr çhentagh (explosive mixture) · ba дары (explosive mixture) · ps دارو (explosive mixture) · yi שיספּולווער (explosive mixture) · xal дәр (explosive mixture) · he בָּרוּד (explosive mixture) · vi thuốc súng (explosive mixture) · lo ໝື້ (explosive mixture) · sh ба́рут (explosive mixture) · nn krut (explosive mixture) · pa ਬਾਰੂਦ (explosive mixture) · tk däri (explosive mixture) · hi बारूद (explosive mixture) · la pulvis bombardicus (explosive mixture) · my ယမ်းမှုန့် (explosive mixture) · sw baruti (explosive mixture) · wym śispuwer (explosive mixture) · pt pólvora (explosive mixture) · ka დენთი (explosive mixture) · hu puskapor (explosive mixture) · uk по́рох (explosive mixture) · sv krut (explosive mixture) · mjg-mgl pau sman (explosive mixture) · shn ယၢမ်း (explosive mixture) · ur بارُوت (explosive mixture) · nb krutt (explosive mixture) · ms mensiu (explosive mixture) · et püssirohi (explosive mixture) · cjs тар (explosive mixture) · fr poudre (explosive mixture) · ka წამალი (explosive mixture) · pl proch (explosive mixture) · sce hoye (explosive mixture) · ug پوروخ (explosive mixture) · fa-ira بارود (explosive mixture) · lo ຫມຶ້ (explosive mixture) · sq barut (explosive mixture) · syc ܒܐܪܘܕ (explosive mixture) · nrf poudre à canon (explosive mixture) · ug مىلتىق دورىسى (explosive mixture) · hu lőpor (explosive mixture) · uz miltiqdori (explosive mixture) · it polvere pirica (explosive mixture) · fr poudre à canon (explosive mixture)

wikidata: Q1079875 · wikidata: Q12861

gunpowder en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡʊnˌpaʊdə/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpʌʊdəɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun English powder English gunpowder From gun + powder.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To destroy with gunpowder.
    • […] he was […] never getting into quarrels with his neighbors and gunpowdering them out of house and home. His subjects loved him. 1875, John H. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Sketches, page 54:

Forms

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gunpowders Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gunpowdering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gunpowdered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gunpowdered Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

powder burn

gunpowder en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡʊnˌpaʊdə/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpʌʊdəɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (India, informal, uncountable) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
    • Some restaurants try and give their dosas the "ethnic" touch by slipping along a small dish of mulaga podi-gunpowder mixed with oil as well, but that isn't always enough. 1989, Bombay: The City Magazine, page 26:
    • In fact, I’ve long suspected that the popularity of gunpowder or molagapodi outside South India has little to do with the burst of flavours it serves. 2020 May 27, Pooja Pillai, “The Back Burner: Homemade molagapodi is easier than you think”, in The Indian Express:
    • It was a hardcore Andhra lunch from a restaurant famous for its lunch meals. And that is where I had my first run-in with 'gunpowder'. And to be honest, I hated it. 2015 June 12, Priyadarshini Nandy, “South India's Spice Hero: How to Make the Famous Gunpowder”, in NDTV, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021: