toad en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /təʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /toʊd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”). Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.
Meanings
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An amphibian, a kind of frog (broad sense, order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
Shortly he heard the trolls coming. They had a fiddler with them, and some began dancing, while others fell to eating the Christmas fare on the table - some fried bacon, and some fried frogs and toads, and other nasty things which they had brought with them.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 149:1971, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore, "Riders on the Storm", The Doors, L.A. Woman. There's a killer on the road / His brain is squirmin' like a toad
Perhaps the largest number of volunteers — more than 33,000 of them — support the Wildlife Trusts on 2,600 nature reserves. But scattered around the country are smaller, specialist teams such as the Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group, near Bath. More than 50 volunteers wearing high-vis jackets and carrying torches and buckets spent 600 hours this year helping 1,547 toads and many other amphibians to safely cross Charlcombe Lane on their way to their breeding lake. From toads to towpaths, the unsung and committed efforts of our rural volunteers play a very large role in keeping our countryside looking how we all want it to look. Let's salute them.
2026 June 14, John Craven, “This unsung, unpaid army of workers is vital for rural Britain”, in BBC Countryfile, number 243, page 21:
- (derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
- (derogatory) An ugly person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twoad | alternative, archaic, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| toads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tode | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
newt · frog · salamander
Deriveds
toadroot · Central American toad · toadship · toad agama · American toad · shield-toad · swelltoad · toad trillium · pebble toad · toadlike · toadback · Fowler's toad · red toad trillium · Suriname toad · Colorado River toad · bombinator toad · black toad · toad lily · frog and toad · Surinam toad · toad-spit · toadish · toadpole · golden toad · toadery · toadlet · toadless · toad in the hole · toad bug · toady · toadskin · Canadian toad · toadfish · red-spotted toad · Tonkin toad · guttural toad · tree toad · spadefoot toad · Sonoran Desert toad · Almirante Trail toad · sea toad · European toad · horned toad · shelt-toad · toadling · South American toad · African common toad · African giant toad · common toad · cane toad · narrow-mouthed toad · orange toad · southern toad · toad rush · African clawed toad · strange-horned toad · toad-grass · North American toad · toadflax · toad-headed agama · rush toad · toad grass · Wyoming toad · Alajuela toad · arroyo toad · toad in a hole · burrowing toad · horny toad · toadeating · toad-in-the-hole · walking toad · fire-bellied toad spp.) · Houston toad · true toad · pode · hoptoad · toadeater · toadess · Urungu toad · African tree toad · Apennine yellow-bellied toad · odious as a toad · Yosemite toad · midwife toad · crucifix toad · green toad · Woodhouse's toad · toadly · obstetric toad · Amargosa toad · toadstone · Texas toad · Asian common toad · mephitic toad · ornate horned toad · western toad · toadwise · Arizona toad · Gulf Coast toad · toadstool · obstetrical toad · oak toad · Monte Verde toad · Great Plains toad · toadsticker · marine toad · toad-strangler
Hypernyms
amphibian · frog · batrachian · anuran · creature · organism · vertebrate · lissamphibian · animal
Relateds
tadpole · frosk · amphibian · frosh · paddock · frog
Synonyms
pad (amphibian) · paddock (amphibian)
Translations (198)
ru жа́ба (amphibian similar to a frog) · uk жа́ба (amphibian similar to a frog) · sq zhabë (amphibian similar to a frog) · br touseg (amphibian similar to a frog) · fi konna (amphibian similar to a frog) · scn buffa (amphibian similar to a frog) · kk құрбақа (amphibian similar to a frog) · af pes (amphibian similar to a frog) · gl coucou (amphibian similar to a frog) · lv krupis (amphibian similar to a frog) · ru па́костник (very unpleasant man) · ms katak puru (amphibian similar to a frog) · sl krastača (amphibian similar to a frog) · tt бака (amphibian similar to a frog) · sw chura (amphibian similar to a frog) · sma tsååbpe (amphibian similar to a frog) · be рапу́ха (amphibian similar to a frog) · ang tāxe (amphibian similar to a frog) · sco puddock (amphibian similar to a frog) · vo rosip (amphibian similar to a frog) · tg ғук (amphibian similar to a frog) · tl karag (amphibian similar to a frog) · mg sabakaka (amphibian similar to a frog) · ka გომბეშო (amphibian similar to a frog) · af padda (amphibian similar to a frog) · tg вазағ (amphibian similar to a frog) · prg gabawo (amphibian similar to a frog) · ka ბილწი (very unpleasant man) · kw cronek (amphibian similar to a frog) · hak 蟾蜍 (amphibian similar to a frog) · kgp pepo (amphibian similar to a frog) · he קַרְפָּדָה (amphibian similar to a frog) · mn мэлхий (amphibian similar to a frog) · qu ampatu (amphibian similar to a frog) · bem i-ceshi (amphibian similar to a frog) · hak 蟾蜍螺 (amphibian similar to a frog) · cmn 癩蛤蟆 /癞蛤蟆 (amphibian similar to a frog) · oc grapaud (amphibian similar to a frog) · lzz მჟვაბუ (amphibian similar to a frog) · yo ọ̀pọ̀lọ́ (amphibian similar to a frog) · nah tamazolin (amphibian similar to a frog) · hu varangy (very unpleasant man) · oc sabaud (amphibian similar to a frog) · ug چارپاقا (amphibian similar to a frog) · izh kärnäkonna (amphibian similar to a frog) · gd losgann dubh (amphibian similar to a frog) · is karta (amphibian similar to a frog) · ltg rupucs (amphibian similar to a frog) · fa غوک (amphibian similar to a frog) · th คางคก (amphibian similar to a frog) · ka საძაგელი (very unpleasant man) · dsb škrodawa (amphibian similar to a frog) · fr crapaud (amphibian similar to a frog) · osa níižu oxáke (amphibian similar to a frog) · alt кара бака (amphibian similar to a frog) · crh suvbaqa (amphibian similar to a frog) · cs ropucha (amphibian similar to a frog) · yue 蠄蟝 (amphibian similar to a frog) · ota قره قوربغه (amphibian similar to a frog) · nan-hbl 螿蜍 /螀蜍 (amphibian similar to a frog) · ay jamp'atu (amphibian similar to a frog) · hy դոդոշ (amphibian similar to a frog) · la būfō (amphibian similar to a frog) · wo mbott mi (amphibian similar to a frog) · crh qır baqa (amphibian similar to a frog) · gl sapo (amphibian similar to a frog) · io rospo (amphibian similar to a frog) · es sapa (amphibian similar to a frog) · fy pod (amphibian similar to a frog) · az qurbağa (amphibian similar to a frog) · fy podde (amphibian similar to a frog) · mi poraka taratara (amphibian similar to a frog) · id katak (amphibian similar to a frog) · uk ропу́ха (amphibian similar to a frog) · ca gripau (amphibian similar to a frog) · ka საზიზღარი (very unpleasant man) · abe maska (amphibian similar to a frog) · ang tosca (amphibian similar to a frog) · sk ropucha (amphibian similar to a frog) · af padda (very unpleasant man) · tr kara kurbağası (amphibian similar to a frog) · ko 두꺼비 (amphibian similar to a frog) · tn tlametlo (amphibian similar to a frog) · af skurwepadda (amphibian similar to a frog) · et kärnkonn (amphibian similar to a frog) · fur 'save (amphibian similar to a frog) · scn rospu (amphibian similar to a frog) · ar عُلْجُوم (amphibian similar to a frog) · chr ᏩᎶᏏ (amphibian similar to a frog) · bg крастава жа́ба (amphibian similar to a frog) · da tudse (amphibian similar to a frog) · de Kröte (amphibian similar to a frog) · el φρύνος (amphibian similar to a frog) · abe mamaska (amphibian similar to a frog) · tr kurbağa (amphibian similar to a frog) · ro broască râioasă (amphibian similar to a frog) · mk катиљ (very unpleasant man) · cmn 疥蛤蟆 (amphibian similar to a frog) · km គីង្គក់ (amphibian similar to a frog) · rif aqarqriw (amphibian similar to a frog) · ky курбака (amphibian similar to a frog) · tl palakang-kati (amphibian similar to a frog) · lo ລື່ງ (amphibian similar to a frog) · sh krastača (amphibian similar to a frog) · yue 蟾蜍 (amphibian similar to a frog) · xmf ჟვაბუ (amphibian similar to a frog) · ccc tis̈ha (amphibian similar to a frog) · sw chula (amphibian similar to a frog) · hsb krokawa (amphibian similar to a frog) · uz choʻlbaqa (amphibian similar to a frog) · tyv бөзүр-пага (amphibian similar to a frog) · tyz khám khoọc (amphibian similar to a frog) · nn padde (amphibian similar to a frog) · hu varangyos béka (amphibian similar to a frog) · tyz càm tú (amphibian similar to a frog) · my ဖားပြုပ် (amphibian similar to a frog) · grc φρύνη (amphibian similar to a frog) · fa وزغ (amphibian similar to a frog) · rif ajru (amphibian similar to a frog) · gl estombo (amphibian similar to a frog) · pl ropucha (amphibian similar to a frog) · te గోదురు కప్ప (amphibian similar to a frog) · cy llyffant (amphibian similar to a frog) · pl ropuch (amphibian similar to a frog) · vi cóc (amphibian similar to a frog) · atv кара пага (amphibian similar to a frog) · hu varangy (amphibian similar to a frog) · eo bufo (amphibian similar to a frog) · ja 蝦蟇 (amphibian similar to a frog) · yi זשאַבע (amphibian similar to a frog) · ga buaf (amphibian similar to a frog) · ce бецан пхьид (amphibian similar to a frog) · he קרפד (amphibian similar to a frog) · lt rupūžė (amphibian similar to a frog) · pt sapo (amphibian similar to a frog) · an zapo (amphibian similar to a frog) · gsw Chrott (amphibian similar to a frog) · mt zrinġ (amphibian similar to a frog) · jje 두테비 (amphibian similar to a frog) · zu iselesele (amphibian similar to a frog) · cmn 蟾蜍 (amphibian similar to a frog) · gv beayf (amphibian similar to a frog) · sl krota (amphibian similar to a frog) · fur 'sâf (amphibian similar to a frog) · ja 蟇蛙 (amphibian similar to a frog) · tyz ca rộc (amphibian similar to a frog) · az quru qurbağası (amphibian similar to a frog) · av къверкъ (amphibian similar to a frog) · fo padda (amphibian similar to a frog) · mnc ᠸᠠᡴᡧᠠᠨ (amphibian similar to a frog) · es sapo (amphibian similar to a frog) · ms kodok (amphibian similar to a frog) · fi rupikonna (amphibian similar to a frog) · crh baqa (amphibian similar to a frog) · tk gurlawuk (amphibian similar to a frog) · ast sapu (amphibian similar to a frog) · eu apo (amphibian similar to a frog) · qu gogo (amphibian similar to a frog) · hi भेक (amphibian similar to a frog) · es sapo (very unpleasant man) · ar ضِفْدَع طِين (amphibian similar to a frog) · nb padde (amphibian similar to a frog) · grc φρῦνος (amphibian similar to a frog) · gl costro (amphibian similar to a frog) · pdt Pogg (nds) (amphibian similar to a frog) · be жа́ба (amphibian similar to a frog) · tk gurbaga (amphibian similar to a frog) · lo ຄັນຄາກ (amphibian similar to a frog) · syc ܝܩܪܘܪܐ (amphibian similar to a frog) · da padde (amphibian similar to a frog) · mk крастава жаба (amphibian similar to a frog) · sv padda (amphibian similar to a frog) · pox lozaikă (amphibian similar to a frog) · gd muile-mhàg (amphibian similar to a frog) · fur bufo (amphibian similar to a frog) · nl pad (amphibian similar to a frog) · cmn 戚施 (amphibian similar to a frog) · ja ヒキガエル (amphibian similar to a frog) · os галхӕфс (amphibian similar to a frog) · ml ചൊറിത്തവള (amphibian similar to a frog) · mww qav kaws (amphibian similar to a frog) · vo bufod (amphibian similar to a frog) · fi rupisammakko (amphibian similar to a frog) · alt кодыр-бака (amphibian similar to a frog) · qu jamp'atu (amphibian similar to a frog) · nan-hbl 蟾蜍 (amphibian similar to a frog) · gd losgann (very unpleasant man) · it rospo (amphibian similar to a frog) · mfe krapo (amphibian similar to a frog) · sq thithëlopë (amphibian similar to a frog) · nv chʼał dichʼízhí (amphibian similar to a frog) · yua much (amphibian similar to a frog) · rcf krapo (amphibian similar to a frog) · sk žaba (amphibian similar to a frog) · lb Mouk (amphibian similar to a frog) · sh крастача (amphibian similar to a frog) · tk gurbaağa (amphibian similar to a frog) · ko 두터비 (amphibian similar to a frog)