pood

1 9.9

A Russian unit of weight equal to about 16 kilograms

noun
/puːd/

Archaic

: pud

Abmat sit-ups, 22 kettlebell swings (1 pood).

Examples

"This year I sowed one pood of wheat, and we're gradually fixing the shortcomings."

Academic text (1996)
The farmer harvested two poods of potatoes this season.
Should your characters measure their travels in versts, weight in poods, etc., or should you translate to English measures?

Blog text (7)
In traditional recipes, you might see ingredients measured in poods.
He lifted a heavy weight of one pood during the weightlifting competition.

Synonyms

oka

vspood

Archaic

1 9.9

A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 1.24 kilograms

is much larger, around thirty six pounds instead of about one kilogram

obol

vspood

Archaic

1 9.9

An ancient Greek money unit equal to one sixth of a drachma

is a modern Russian mass near thirty six pounds not mainly money

maund

vspood

Archaic

9.9

A traditional weight used in South Asia, about 82 pounds in India

is a smaller traditional mass near thirty six pounds not as large

picul

vspood

Archaic

9.9

A unit of weight used in parts of Asia equal to about 133 pounds or 60 kilograms

is much lighter at about thirty six pounds in former Russia

oke

vspood

Archaic

9.9

A historical unit of weight in the Ottoman Empire about 1.3 kilograms

is much larger about thirty six pounds rather than a tiny kilogram unit

Surface Forms

pood singular

poods plural

Etymology

Pood comes from Russian пуд 'pud', the name for an old Russian unit of weight. It is about 36 pounds or 16.38 kilograms, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of pood like the English word pound—both are units for weight.