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eddy

Pronunciation: /ˈɛd.i/

The English word “eddy” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
  2. A circular current; a whirlpool.
  3. A marijuana edible.

verb

  1. To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

Etymology

From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).

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