Definition
A stick used for beating a drum, typically with a rounded head. The leg of a cooked fowl, especially chicken or turkey.
Etymology
Compound word from 'drum' plus 'stick', first recorded in 17th century for the musical implement. The chicken leg meaning emerged later due to visual similarity - both are stick-shaped with a thicker end.
Kelly Says
The leap from musical instrument to dinner plate happened because English speakers saw the same shape: a thin shaft ending in a bulbous tip. This shows how metaphorical thinking works in language - we constantly name new things based on familiar shapes and functions.
Translations
ARالعربية
عصا الطبول
ʕaṣa al-ṭubūl
BNবাংলা
ড্রামস্টিক
dram-stik
CACatalà
pal de timbal
pal de tim-bal
CSČeština
bicí tyč
bi-chi tych
DADansk
trommestik
trom-mes-tik
DEDeutsch
Trommelstäbchen
trom-mel-shtaeb-chen
ELΕλληνικά
τυμπάνο
tympa-no
ESEspañol
palillo de tambor
pa-lee-yo de tam-bor
FISuomi
rummuttik
rum-mu-tik
FRFrançais
baguette de tambour
ba-get de tam-bor
GUGU
દ્રમ સ્ટીક
d-ram s-tik
HAHA
gidan gungun
gi-dan gu-ngu-n
HEעברית
מקל תופים
me-kal to-fim
HIहिन्दी
ड्रमस्टिक
dram-stik
IDBahasa Indonesia
tongkat drum
tong-kat drum
IGIG
egbe egbe
e-gbe e-gbe
ITItaliano
baffetto
ba-fet-to
JA日本語
ドラムスティック
doramu sutikku
KKKK
дауыс тал
da-uys tal
KMKM
ស្ទាប់ បង្គ្រ
s-taap bong-kr
KO한국어
드럼스틱
deureum seutik
MSBahasa Melayu
tongkat drum
tong-kat drum
MYမြန်မာ
ဒြပ်စုံ
dya-s-u-n
NLNederlands
drumsticks
drumsticks
NONorsk
trommestikke
trom-mes-tik-ke
PLPolski
pałeczka do bębna
pa-l-ch-ka do be-b-na
PTPortuguês
baqueta
ba-ke-ta
RORomână
baghetă de tobe
ba-ghe-ta de to-be
RUРусский
палочка для барабана
palochka dlja barabana
SVSvenska
trummisen
trum-mi-sen
SWKiswahili
fimbo la ngoma
fim-bo la ngoma
TEతెలుగు
డ్రమ్స్టిక్
dram-stik
THไทย
ไม้ตีกลอง
mai tee glong
TLTL
kutsara ng drum
kut-sa-ra ng drum
TRTürkçe
davul çubuğu
davul chu-bu-gu
UKУкраїнська
паличка для барабана
pa-lychka dlja bara-bana
VITiếng Việt
gậy trống
gay trong
YOYO
ìlẹ́ ìrìn
i-le i-rin