hoard

English

Etymology

Old English hord.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɔː(r)d/

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• Homophones: whored, horde
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)d

Noun

hoard (plural hoards)

1. A hidden, secret supply or fund.
2. (archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.

Translations

hidden supply

Danish: forråd, skat Finnish: kätkö (fi) German: Hort (de) m.

Hungarian: kincs (hu) Italian: scorta (it) f., gruzzolo (it) m. Spanish: acaparamiento (es) m., tesoro (es) m., guardado (es) m., bien oculto (es) m.

archeology: cache of valuable objects

Finnish: aarre (fi)

Spanish: tesoro (es) m. (arqueológico)

Verb

hoard (third-person singular simple present hoards, present participle hoarding, simple past and past participle hoarded)

1. To amass, usually for one's personal collection.

Translations

to amass

Danish: samle, hamstre, puge Dutch: opstapelen (nl) Finnish: kahmia (fi), kahmaista (fi), hamstrata (fi), rohmuta (fi), ahnehtia (fi) French: accumuler (fr) German: horten (de)

Italian: accumulare (it) Polish: gromadzić Portuguese: acumular (pt) Scottish Gaelic: taisg Spanish: acaparar (es), amasar (es), atesorar (es) m.

See also

• Hoarding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Hoarding
• hoard (archaeology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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