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pas·sel  (psl)

n. Informal

A large quantity or group: "The President faces a passel of domestic issues" (Christian Science Monitor).

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[Alteration of parcel.]

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passel [ˈpæs^əl]

n

Informal or dialect chiefly US a group or quantity of no fixed number

[variant of parcel]

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Passel alternative for parcel.

Examples: passel of brats; of hogs; of young ones.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

passel - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation

Translations

passel [ˈpæsəl] N (US) → muchedumbre f

passel

n (US inf: = group, quantity) → (Un)menge f; (of people also) → Schar f