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Cud vs Oud - What's the difference?

cud | oud |

As nouns the difference between cud and oud

is that cud is the portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time while oud is an Arabic and Turkish plucked string instrument resembling a lute.

As a verb cud

is could (informal), past of can.

cud

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) cudu, earlier cwidu, of (etyl) origin. Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit .

Noun

  • The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

    • Etymology 2

    Shorted form of could.

    Verb

    cud
  • could (informal), past of can.

    • Anagrams

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    oud

    English

    (wikipedia oud)

    Alternative forms

    * 'ud

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An Arabic and Turkish plucked string instrument resembling a lute.

    • Anagrams

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