Meaning of Pinwheel | Babel Free
Definitions
- An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
- A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
- A cogged (toothed) gear.
- A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
- Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
Equivalents
العربية
المروحة
Čeština
větrník
Dansk
vindmølle
Deutsch
Windrad
Suomi
väkkärä
Gaeilge
muileann
हिन्दी
फिरकी
Bahasa Indonesia
kincir angin
Íslenska
rella
Italiano
girandola
日本語
風車
ខ្មែរ
កង្ហារ
한국어
바람개비
Te Reo Māori
pekapeka
မြန်မာဘာသာ
လေစကြာ
Nederlands
windmolentje
Polski
wiatraczek
Português
cata-vento
Русский
вертушка
Svenska
vindsnurra
Türkçe
rüzgârgülü
Tiếng Việt
chong chóng
Examples
“The sun blazing late in the afternoon, this long hilarious day like a pinwheel inexhaustibly throwing off sparks.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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