tord
See also: Tord
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan tord, tordre), from Latin turdus (“a thrush”) (compare Italian and Spanish tordo), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos.
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English tord, from Proto-Germanic *turdą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔrd/, /ˈtɔːrd/
Noun
tord (plural tordes)
- Feces or fecal matter; a turd.
- Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn.
- Feces used in pharmaceuticals or medicinal creations.
- Something of little value or meaning.
- (derogatory) An insult or abusive term
Related terms
Descendants
- English: turd
- Scots: tuird
References
- “tō̆rd(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.
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