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Cud vs Sud - What's the difference?

cud | sud |

As nouns the difference between cud and sud

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 sud is a bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds).

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

    * * ----

    sud

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds).

    • Derived terms

    * soapsud ----