jug
English
/d͡ʒʌɡ/
noun
Definitions
- A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
- The amount that a jug can hold.
- (slang) Jail.
- (vulgar) A woman's breasts.
- (New Zealand) A kettle.
- (CB radio) A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English jugge derived from Old English ċēac (pitcher, jug).
Origin
Old English
ċēac
Gloss
pitcher, jug
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- claret English
- claret jug English
- fish English
- handle English
- head English
- jubbe English
- jugfish English
- jugful English
- jughandle English
- jughead English
- juglet English
- juglike English
- jugline English
- line English
- water English
- waterjug English
- ジョッキ Japanese
- ċēac Old English
- jubbe Middle English
- jugge Middle English
- jougue Norman
- jagi Swahili
- ujeke Zulu
- ijogo Xhosa
- dyogo Sranan Tongo