Definition
Plural of wad; lumps or bunches of soft material pressed together, often used as stuffing, padding, or ammunition in guns.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'vöðr,' related to Germanic roots meaning 'cloth' or 'bundle.' The word described clumps of material bundled together, from medieval times through to modern ammunition usage.
Kelly Says
Bullets were literally just wads of lead rammed into old muskets—the same word describes cotton balls and gum, all things bunched up and compressed!
Translations
ARالعربية
مَجموعات
mu-ta-ma-at
CSČeština
hromádky
hro-mad-kee
DEDeutsch
Stapel
shta-pel
ELΕλληνικά
μπουκί
moo-kee
FRFrançais
paquets
pa-keh
HEעברית
חבילות
chav-i-lot
HIहिन्दी
गुच्छे
gooch-che
IDBahasa Indonesia
gumpalan
gump-a-lan
ITItaliano
mucchi
mook-kee
MSBahasa Melayu
tumpukan
tum-pu-kan
NLNederlands
hopen
ho-pen
PLPolski
grudki
grood-kee
PTPortuguês
grumos
gru-mos
RORomână
pachete
pa-che-teh
RUРусский
кучки
kooch-kee
SVSvenska
buntar
boont-ar
SWKiswahili
kundi
koon-dee
TAதமிழ்
குச்சிகள்
koo-chi-gi
TEతెలుగు
కొమ్మలు
kom-mu-lu
TLTL
mga butil
mga boo-til
TRTürkçe
kümeler
koo-meh-ler
UKУкраїнська
купки
koo-pki
VITiếng Việt
bó cục
bo-kuk
ZUZU
amaqhawe
a-ma-kha-weh