pinwheel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪnˌhwiːl/ (rare)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɪnˌwiːl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English pinwheel From pin + wheel.
Meanings
- A cogged (toothed) gear.
- A toy for children, comprising an artificial (usually plastic) stem and a flower that spins round in the wind like a tiny windmill.
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(Canada, US, qualifier:pyrotechnics) A firework that spins in the shape of a spinning wheel.
The sun blazing late in the afternoon, this long hilarious day like a pinwheel inexhaustibly throwing off sparks.
1992, Joyce Carol Oates, Black Water, paperback edition, Penguin Books, page 125:
- A pastry made by laying out dough flat, smearing a topping over it and rolling it up into a spiral, then baking it, resulting in a swirl of filling.
- Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pinwheels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pinwheel mushroom · Wartenberg pinwheel · pinwheel flower · pinwheel sandwich
Synonyms
Catherine wheel · roll · swirl · rollup
Translations (36)
th กังหันลม (fake flower for children) · tr rüzgârgülü (fake flower for children) · pt cata-vento (fake flower for children) · as চকৰি (fake flower for children) · bg книжна въртележка (fake flower for children) · fr moulin à vent (fake flower for children) · mi pekapeka (fake flower for children) · ga muileann (fake flower for children) · ko 바람개비 (fake flower for children) · cmn 風車 /风车 (fake flower for children) · is rella (fake flower for children) · fi väkkärä (fake flower for children) · is vindrella (fake flower for children) · pl wiatraczek (fake flower for children) · id kincir angin (fake flower for children) · izh väkkärä (fake flower for children) · hi फ़रफ़री (fake flower for children) · ru верту́шка (fake flower for children) · gl andavía (fake flower for children) · de Windrad (fake flower for children) · sv vindsnurra (fake flower for children) · nl windmolentje (fake flower for children) · gl viraventos (fake flower for children) · es ventolera (fake flower for children) · da vindmølle (fake flower for children) · my လေစကြာ (fake flower for children) · km កង្ហារ (fake flower for children) · es molinete (fake flower for children) · cs větrník (fake flower for children) · fr moulinet (fake flower for children) · vi chong chóng (fake flower for children) · es rehilete (fake flower for children) · es molinillo (fake flower for children) · ja 風車 (fake flower for children) · sk veterník (fake flower for children) · it girandola (fake flower for children)