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Meaning of Gunpowder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə

Definitions

  1. An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
    India, informal, uncountable
  3. Ellipsis of gunpowder tea.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية البارود بارود
Azərbaycanca barıt
Беларуская порах
Български барут
বাংলা বারুদ
བོད་སྐད མེ་རྫས
Bosanski barut krut барут
Català pólvora
Čeština střelný prach
Dansk krudt
Deutsch Schießpulver Schwarzpulver
Ελληνικά μπαρούτι πυρίτιδα
Esperanto pulvo
Español pólvora polvorín
فارسی باروت بارود
Suomi ruuti
Français poudre poudre à canon
Gaeilge púdar gunna
Gàidhlig fùdar fùdar-gunna
Galego pólvora
עברית אבק שריפה אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה
हिन्दी गन पाउडर दारू बंदूक की शक्ति बारूत बारूद रवा
Hrvatski barut krut барут
Magyar lőpor puskapor
Հայերեն բարութ վառոդ
Bahasa Indonesia biskruit obat
Íslenska byssupúður
Italiano polvere da sparo polvere pirica
日本語 火薬
ქართული დენთი წამალი
Қазақша оқ-дәрі
ខ្មែរ រំសេវ
한국어 화약
Kurdî barût
Кыргызча дары
Latina pulvis bombardicus pulvis pyrius
Македонски барут
മലയാളം വെടിമരുന്ന്
Монгол дарь
မြန်မာဘာသာ ယမ်း ယမ်းမှုန့်
Nederlands buskruit
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬਾਰੂਦ
Polski proch proch strzelniczy
پښتو دارو
Português pólvora
Română praf de pușcă
Русский порох чёрный по́рох
Slovenščina smodnik
Shqip barut
Српски barut krut барут
Svenska krut
Kiswahili baruti
తెలుగు పేలుడు మందు
ไทย ดินดำ ดินปืน
Tagalog malilang pulbura
Türkçe barut
Українська порох пороховий
اردو بارود
Tiếng Việt thuốc súng

Examples

“They have been a bold, heroic, and purely self dependent nation, never having either courted,—or been subdued by—other Tribes or Europeans. But what early mind—a power—could face gunpowder and the firelocks? Hence their annihilation!”
“Some restaurants try and give their dosas the "ethnic" touch by slipping along a small dish of mulaga podi-gunpowder mixed with oil as well, but that isn't always enough.”
“It was a hardcore Andhra lunch from a restaurant famous for its lunch meals. And that is where I had my first run-in with 'gunpowder'. And to be honest, I hated it.”
“In fact, I’ve long suspected that the popularity of gunpowder or molagapodi outside South India has little to do with the burst of flavours it serves.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

gunpowder chicken gunpowder empire Gunpowder Plot gunpowder tea Gunpowder Treason Gunpowder Treason Day

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