scad

scad

See also: SCAD

English

herring scad

Etymology

In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

scad (plural scads)

1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
2. (in the plural) A large number or quantity.

Translations

fish

Dhivehi: ރިތް މަސް‎ (rit mas) Finnish: piikkimakrilli

Maori: kōheru, kōheriheri

References

1. “scad” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
2. “Scads: A whole lot of fishy.”, The Word Detective, April 24th, 2009

Anagrams

• ACDs, ADCs, ADS-C, ADSC, DACs, SACD, SADC, cads

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• scadu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excadeō, from Latin ex- + cadō. Compare Daco-Romanian scădea, scad.

Verb

scad (third-person singular present indicative scadi/scade, past participle scãdzutã)

1. I decrease, diminish, reduce.
2. I decline.
3. I subtract.

Related terms

• scãdeari/scãdeare
• scãdzut
• scãdzui
• cad

See also

• sclãghescu

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Romanian

Verb

scad

1. first-person singular present indicative of scădea
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of scădea
3. third-person plural present indicative of scădea

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Scots

Verb

scad

1. scald