spud的词源

英文词源

spud (n.)

mid-15c., "small or poor knife," of uncertain origin probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjot "spear," German Spiess "spear, lance"). Meaning "spade" is from 1660s; sense of "short or stumpy person or thing" is from 1680s; that of "potato" is first recorded 1845 in New Zealand English.

中文词源

spud：土豆

俚语，可能来自 spade,铲子，挖洞，种土豆。比较 pork,猪肉，原义猪，字面意思为喜欢拱 的动物，词源同 furrow,沟，垄。

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