Pod

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpÉ’d/

• US IPA: /ˈpÉ‘d/

From Middle English *pod ("seed-pod, husk, shell"), from Old English pād ("an outer garment, covering, coat, cloak"), from Proto-Germanic *paidō ("coat, smock, shirt"), from Proto-Indo-European *baitā- ("woolen clothes"). Cognate with Old Saxon pēda ("skirt"), German dialectal Pfeid, Pfeit ("shirt"), Gothic (paida, "mantle, skirt"), Albanian petk ("gown, garment, dress, suit"), Ancient Greek (báitā, "goat-skin, fur-coat or tent").

Full definition of pod

Noun

1. (botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
2. a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations
3. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A bag; a pouch.

Derived terms

• peapod
• seedpod

Synonyms

• (botany, seed case for legumes) capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, vessel

Verb

1. (intransitive) To bear or produce pods
2. (transitive) To remove peas from their case.
3. (intransitive) To swell or fill.

From a special use of Etymology 1. See above.

Noun

1. A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.

Synonyms

Anagrams

• dop , DOP