"earbud" meaning in English

See earbud in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈiɹ.bʌd/ [US] Forms: earbuds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} earbud (plural earbuds)
  1. A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems. Translations (small earphone): oortje [plural] (Dutch), oordopje [neuter] (Dutch), oortelefoon [masculine] (Dutch), korvanappi (Finnish), nappikuuloke (Finnish), écouteur (French), In-Ohr-Kopfhörer [masculine] (German), イヤホン (Japanese), słuchawka douszna [feminine] (Polish), pinganillo (english: inconspicuous earbud) [masculine] (Spanish), audífono intraaural [masculine] (Spanish), intraauricular [masculine] (Spanish), öronsnäcka (Swedish), kulak içi kulaklık (Turkish), tai nghe (Vietnamese), tai nghe không dây (Vietnamese)
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  2. Alternative form of ear bud. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ear bud
    Sense id: en-earbud-en-noun-hHM6zr7r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bud up, earbudded

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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