pod

English

/ˈpɒd/, /ˈpɑd/

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
  • A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.
  • (obsolete) A bag; a pouch.
  • (collective) A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.
  • A small section of a larger office, compartmentalised for a specific purpose.
  • A subsection of a prison, containing a number of inmates.
  • A nicotine cartridge.
  • A lie-flat business or first class seat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *pod inherited from Old English pād (an outer garment, covering, cloak, coat) inherited from *paidu inherited from Proto-Germanic *paidō (shirt, smock, coat, garment, tunic, cloak) derived from Proto-Indo-European *baiteh₂- (woolen clothes).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*baiteh₂-

Gloss

woolen clothes

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