# cud

> English word · Noun · IPA /kʌd/ · frequency rank #59,312

## Definitions
1. The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.

## Etymology
From Middle English code, cudde, coude, quede, quide, from Old English cudu, cwidu, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz (“resin”). Doublet of quid (“material for chewing”).
Cognate with German Kitt and Sanskrit जतु (jatu, “lac, gum”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cud