PELLET


Meaning of PELLET in English

I. ˈpe-lət noun

Etymology: Middle English pelote, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * pilota, diminutive of Latin pila ball

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine)

b. : a wad of indigestible material (as of bones and fur) regurgitated by a bird of prey

2. : any of various projectiles fired from a weapon (as an air rifle)

• pel·let·al -lə-t ə l adjective

II. transitive verb

Date: 1597

1. : pelletize

2. : to strike with pellets

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.