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gamepad

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡeɪm.pæd/

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

from game + pad

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَبْضَة لَعِب — a type of game controller
  • Chinese Mandarin: 游戏手柄 (yóuxì shǒubǐng) — a type of game controller
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手柄 (shǒubǐng) — a type of game controller
  • Dutch: controller — a type of game controller
  • Finnish: peliohjain — a type of game controller
  • Finnish: pad-ohjain — a type of game controller
  • Finnish: padi — a type of game controller
  • French: manette — a type of game controller
  • French: manette de jeu — a type of game controller
  • Galician: mando — a type of game controller
  • German: Controller — a type of game controller
  • Italian: controller — a type of game controller
  • Marathi: जॉय्पॅड (jŏypĕḍ) — a type of game controller
  • Polish: gamepad — a type of game controller
  • Polish: joypad — a type of game controller
  • Polish: kontroler — a type of game controller
  • Polish: pad — a type of game controller
  • Portuguese: comando — a type of game controller
  • Russian: геймпа́д (gejmpád) — a type of game controller
  • Spanish: mando — a type of game controller
  • Ukrainian: геймпа́д (hejmpád) — a type of game controller
  • Ukrainian: ґеймпа́д (gejmpád) — a type of game controller