Spud

Portuguese Meaning

batata

escardilho

pá de jardineiro

English Meaning

  1. Slang A potato.
  2. A sharp spadelike tool used for rooting or digging out weeds.
  3. A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter.
  4. To remove with a sharp spadelike tool.
  5. To begin drilling operations on: spud an oil well.