parcel

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parcel

[ˈpʰɑː.səɫ] UK
/ˈpɑɹsəl/ Canada, US
[ˈpʰɑɹ.səɫ] Canada, US
[ˈpʰɐː.səɫ] Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)səl

Where it comes from

From Middle English parcel, from Old French parcelle (“a small piece or part, a parcel, a particle”), from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of partem (“part, piece”). Doublet of particle.

noun parcels

A package wrapped, as for shipment or transport. I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.
Similar: package
An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.
An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels).
A division of land bought and sold as a unit. I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.
Similar: plot
obsolete A group of birds.
An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. […] this youthful parcel / Of noble bachelors stand at my bestowing,
A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.
A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.

verb parcels · parceling · parcelling · parceled · parcelled

To wrap something up into the form of a package.
To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.
To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with off, out or into. Their woes are parcell’d, mine are general.
To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. […] that mine own servant should / Parcel the sum of my disgraces by / Addition of his envy!

adverb

not comparable, obsolete Part or half; in part; partially. Thou didst swear to me upon a parcel-gilt goblet […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: package, packet, bundle, tract, share, portion, packaging, crate, baggage, decor, shitload, pack, décor, shipment, patch, block

Translations

Every language

noun package wrapped for shipment

Español	paquete, encomienda
한국어	소포 sopo, 꾸러미 kkureomi
日本語	小包み kozutsumi, 荷物 nimotsu, 包み tsutsumi
中文	包裹 bāoguǒ, 郵包 /邮包 yóubāo
हिन्दी	पार्सल pārsal
Português	pacote, encomenda
Français	colis, paquet
Deutsch	Paket
Italiano	pacchetto, plico
Ελληνικά	δέμα déma
Română	pachet, colet
Русский	посы́лка posýlka, паке́т pakét, бандеро́ль bandɛrólʹ
Tiếng Việt	gói, bưu kiện
العربية	رِزْمَة rizma, رُزْمَة ruzma, طَرْد ṭard
עברית	חֲבִילָה khavilá

noun division of land bought and sold as a unit

Español	parcela
한국어	구획 guhoek
日本語	地割 chiwari
हिन्दी	भूखंड bhūkhaṇḍ
Português	lote, terreno
Français	parcelle
Deutsch	Parzelle
Italiano	lotto, parcella
Română	parcelă, lot
Русский	уча́сток učástok

noun indiscriminate number, collection, group

Español	hatajo

verb to wrap into a package

Español	embalar
Português	empacotar
Français	empaqueter, emballer, envelopper
Italiano	impacchettare

verb to divide and distribute by portions

Español	parcelar

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@misc{parcel_2026,
  title = {parcel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parcel},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}