"drumstick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drumsticks [plural]
Etymology: From drum + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drum|stick}} drum + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} drumstick (plural drumsticks)
  1. A stick used to play drums. Categories (topical): Percussion instruments Synonyms (stick used to play drums): drum stick Translations (stick used to play drums): палка (palka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 鼓槌 (gǔchuí) (Chinese Mandarin), 鼓棒 (gǔbàng) (Chinese Mandarin), trommestik [common-gender] (Danish), drumstokje (Dutch), drumstok (Dutch), trommelstok [masculine] (Dutch), rumpukapula (Finnish), baguette [feminine] (French), Trommelstock [masculine] (German), Schlegel [masculine] (German), gulā̀ [feminine] (Hausa), makaɗi (Hausa), dobverő (Hungarian), trommukjuði [masculine] (Icelandic), tamburo-bastono (Ido), bata druma [masculine] (Irish), bacchetta (Italian), ドラムスティック (doramusutikku) (Japanese), (bachi) (Japanese), toko pahū (Maori), trommestikke [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), trommestikke [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pałeczka [feminine] (Polish), baqueta [feminine] (Portuguese), бараба́нная па́лочка (barabánnaja páločka) [feminine] (Russian), bioran-druma [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), baqueta [feminine] (Spanish), palillo [masculine] (Spanish), bolillo [Cuba, El-Salvador, masculine] (Spanish), trumpinne [common-gender] (Swedish), trumstock [common-gender] (Swedish), kakatik (Tausug), dùi trống (Vietnamese), dùi (Vietnamese), פּויקשטעקל (poykshtekl) [neuter] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-drumstick-en-noun-3rHDo9-L Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 31 31 33 5 Disambiguation of 'stick used to play drums': 97 1 1 1 Disambiguation of 'stick used to play drums': 97 1 1 1
  2. The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. Categories (topical): Cuts of meat, Percussion instruments Synonyms (chicken): chicken leg, drummer Related terms (chicken): drumette Coordinate_terms (chicken): chicken thigh, thigh Translations (leg bone of a chicken or other fowl): бутче (butče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 雞髀 (Chinese Cantonese), 鸡髀 (gai¹ bei²) (Chinese Cantonese), 雞肶 (Chinese Cantonese), 鸡肶 (gai¹ bei²) (Chinese Cantonese), 雞槌 (Chinese Cantonese), 鸡槌 (alt: gai¹ ceoi⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 雞腿 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸡腿 (jītuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), kyllingelår [neuter] (Danish), hønselår [neuter] (Danish), kanankoipi (Finnish), pilon [masculine] (French), zanco [masculine] (Galician), muslo [masculine] (Galician), Hähnchenkeule [feminine] (German), פּוּלְקֶע (púlqe) [masculine] (Hebrew), paha bawah ayam (Indonesian), lorga [feminine] (Irish), батак (batak) [masculine] (Macedonian), paha ayam (Malay), udko [neuter] (Polish), coxa [feminine] (Portuguese), голя́шка (goljáška) [feminine] (Russian), paja la kuku (Swahili), kycklingben [neuter] (Swedish), гомі́лка (homílka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), đùi gà (Vietnamese), פּאָלקע (polke) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-drumstick-en-noun-J3GHaedc Disambiguation of Cuts of meat: 18 52 28 3 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 31 31 33 5 Disambiguation of 'chicken': 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'chicken': 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'chicken': 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'leg bone of a chicken or other fowl': 0 80 0 20
  3. (South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods. Tags: Myanmar, South-Asia Categories (topical): Percussion instruments Categories (lifeform): Brassicales order plants
    Sense id: en-drumstick-en-noun-vM6wZqgd Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 31 31 33 5 Disambiguation of Brassicales order plants: 24 26 47 3 Categories (other): Myanmar English, South Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 31 44 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 19 52 6
  4. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg. Tags: in-plural, slang
    Sense id: en-drumstick-en-noun-Vpr-6FJj

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          "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
          "word": "paha ayam"
        },
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          "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
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          "_dis1": "0 80 0 20",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "coxa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 80 0 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "goljáška",
          "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "голя́шка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 80 0 20",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
          "word": "paja la kuku"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kycklingben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 80 0 20",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "homílka",
          "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "гомі́лка"
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "鼓棒"
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "drumstokje"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "drumstok"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "rumpukapula"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "baguette"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Trommelstock"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlegel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "gulā̀"
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    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "makaɗi"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "dobverő"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "trommukjuði"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "tamburo-bastono"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bata druma"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "bacchetta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "doramusutikku",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "ドラムスティック"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bachi",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "桴"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "toko pahū"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "trommestikke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "trommestikke"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pałeczka"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "baqueta"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "barabánnaja páločka",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бараба́нная па́лочка"
    },
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      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bioran-druma"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "baqueta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bolillo"
    },
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      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "trumpinne"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "trumstock"
    },
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      "code": "tsg",
      "lang": "Tausug",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "kakatik"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "dùi trống"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "stick used to play drums",
      "word": "dùi"
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      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
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      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "word": "雞髀"
    },
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      "code": "yue",
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      "roman": "gai¹ bei²",
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      "alt": "gai¹ ceoi⁴⁻²",
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      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "word": "雞腿"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "jītuǐ",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
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    {
      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
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      "word": "kyllingelår"
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    {
      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "word": "kanankoipi"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pilon"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zanco"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "muslo"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Hähnchenkeule"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "púlqe",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פּוּלְקֶע"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "word": "paha bawah ayam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lorga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "batak",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "батак"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "word": "paha ayam"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "udko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "goljáška",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "голя́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "word": "paja la kuku"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kycklingben"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "homílka",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гомі́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "word": "đùi gà"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "polke",
      "sense": "leg bone of a chicken or other fowl",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "פּאָלקע"
    }
  ],
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    "drumstick"
  ],
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}

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