parcel

🇺🇸 /ˈpɑːrsl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɑːsl/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B1
noun
R

A wrapped package sent by mail or carried.

I received a parcel with new clothes in the mail.

R

A piece of land.

They bought a parcel of land to build a house.

R

A small food item wrapped in pastry.

She made a pastry parcel with cheese inside.

verb
R

To wrap something into a package.

He will parcel the gifts before mailing them.

translation

n. A wrapped package sent by mail or carried.; A piece of land.; A small food item wrapped in pastry.
v. To wrap something into a package.

Word Forms

Plural parcels
Past parcelled
Progressive parcelling
Perfect parcelled
3rd Present parcels