pood

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/puːd/

noun

An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).

Scrabble 7

Meanings

nounpood (plural poods)

plural poods · alternative poud

  1. An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).

    About 250,000 poods of yuft are prepared annually, of which about 150,000 poods are red yuft, manufactured chiefly for foreign markets.

    1869, Great Britain. Parliament, Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, page 295
  2. A Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds).

Origin

  1. Russianпуд
  2. Englishpood

From Russian пуд (pud). Doublet of funt, pfund, pound, and punt.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 普特
  • 普特 (pǔtè)Russian unit of mass
Dutch poed
  • poedRussian unit of mass
Estonian puud
  • puudRussian unit of mass
Finnish puuta
  • puutaRussian unit of mass
French poud
  • poudRussian unit of mass
German Pud
  • PudRussian unit of mass
Hungarian pud
  • pudRussian unit of mass
Japanese プード
  • プード (pūdo)Russian unit of mass
Korean 푸드
  • 푸드 (pudeu)Russian unit of mass
Latvian puds
  • pudsRussian unit of mass
Lithuanian pū́das
  • pū́dasRussian unit of mass
Polish pud
  • pudRussian unit of mass
Portuguese pud
  • pudRussian unit of mass
Russian пуд
  • пуд (pud)Russian unit of mass
Ukrainian пуд
  • пуд (pud)Russian unit of mass
Vietnamese pút
  • pútRussian unit of mass
Yiddish פּוד
  • פּוד (pud)Russian unit of mass

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Cite this entry
APA

pood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pood

MLA

“pood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pood.

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