pood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /puːd/
Etymology
From Russian пуд (pud). Doublet of funt, pfund, pound, and punt.
Meanings
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An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).
About 250,000 poods of yuft are prepared annually, of which about 150,000 poods are red yuft, manufactured chiefly for foreign markets.
1869, Great Britain. Parliament, Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, page 295:
- A Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poods | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| poud | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (28)
uz pud (Russian unit of mass) · crh pud (Russian unit of mass) · izh puuda (Russian unit of mass) · be пуд (Russian unit of mass) · vi pút (Russian unit of mass) · pt pud (Russian unit of mass) · de Pud (Russian unit of mass) · lt pū́das (Russian unit of mass) · hu pud (Russian unit of mass) · uk пуд (Russian unit of mass) · lv puds (Russian unit of mass) · ko 푸드 (Russian unit of mass) · nl poed (Russian unit of mass) · tk put (Russian unit of mass) · pl pud (Russian unit of mass) · az pud (Russian unit of mass) · kk пұт (Russian unit of mass) · ru пуд (Russian unit of mass) · yi פּוד (Russian unit of mass) · et puud (Russian unit of mass) · cmn 普特 (Russian unit of mass) · fr poud (Russian unit of mass) · mk пуд (Russian unit of mass) · hy փութ (Russian unit of mass) · ja プード (Russian unit of mass) · ba бот (Russian unit of mass) · myv пондо (Russian unit of mass) · fi puuta (Russian unit of mass)