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
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(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):
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of gunpowder tea.
alt of gunpowder tea
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)