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pood

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /puːd/
  • rhymes with -uːd
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: weight unit, weight

History

Etymology

From Russian пуд (pud). Doublet of funt, pfund, pound, and punt.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: փութ (pʻutʻ) — Russian unit of mass
  • Azerbaijani: pud — Russian unit of mass
  • Bashkir: бот (bot) — Russian unit of mass
  • Belarusian: пуд (pud) — Russian unit of mass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普特 (pǔtè) — Russian unit of mass
  • Crimean Tatar: pud — Russian unit of mass
  • Dutch: poed — Russian unit of mass
  • Erzya: пондо (pondo) — Russian unit of mass
  • Estonian: puud — Russian unit of mass
  • Finnish: puuta — Russian unit of mass
  • French: poud — Russian unit of mass
  • German: Pud — Russian unit of mass
  • Hungarian: pud — Russian unit of mass
  • Ingrian: puuda — Russian unit of mass
  • Japanese: プード (pūdo) — Russian unit of mass
  • Kazakh: пұт (pūt) — Russian unit of mass
  • Korean: 푸드 (pudeu) — Russian unit of mass
  • Latvian: puds — Russian unit of mass
  • Lithuanian: pū́das — Russian unit of mass
  • Macedonian: пуд (pud) — Russian unit of mass
  • Polish: pud — Russian unit of mass
  • Portuguese: pud — Russian unit of mass
  • Russian: пуд (pud) — Russian unit of mass
  • Ukrainian: пуд (pud) — Russian unit of mass
  • Uzbek: pud — Russian unit of mass
  • Vietnamese: pút — Russian unit of mass
  • Yiddish: פּוד (pud) — Russian unit of mass