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podcast
- /ˈpɒdˌkɑːst/ UK
- /-ˌkæst/ UK
- /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ US
- /ˈpɔd-/ US
- [ˈpʰäd̥̚ˌkʰɛə̯s]
- /ˈpɒdˌkɐːst/ Australia, New Zealand
- /-ˌkæ(ː)st/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈpʰɔt̚ˌkʰäs] Singapore
- [ˈpɔɖˌkäːʂʈ] South Asia
Rhymes with -ɒdkɑːst, -ɒdkæst
Where it comes from
Blend of iPod (“portable music player made by Apple”) + broadcast, probably coined by the British technologist and broadcaster Ben Hammersley (born 1976) who proposed the word podcasting in 2004.
noun podcasts
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A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones.
There's no restriction for what a podcast should and should not be. Of course, if you cover all these topics and more, you may find it harder to find an audience than if you focus on a narrower range and cover it well. Finding listeners is simpler if your podcast can be summarized in a sentence. Mor
Similar: blogcast
- An individual episode of such a program.
verb podcasts · podcasting · podcast · podcasted
- To deliver (information) in the form of a program, especially an audio program, over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones.
- To deliver a program, especially an audio program, over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: forecast, audiocast, mobcast, netcast, godcasting, blogcast, program, podcatcher, vodcast, vidcast, videocast, broadcast, voicecast, audioblog, e-periodical, cybercast
Translations
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noun type of audio program
| Español | podcast, pódcast |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팟캐스트 patkaeseuteu |
| 日本語 | ポッドキャスト poddokyasuto |
| हिन्दी | पॉडकास्ट pŏḍkāsṭ, कोशसत्र kośsatra |
| Kiswahili | podikasti |
| Português | podcast |
| Français | podcast, balado |
| Deutsch | Podcast, Audio-Internetsendung |
| Italiano | podcast, audioprogramma, audiotrasmissione, poddiffusione, spassodiffusione |
| Ελληνικά | πόντκαστ póntkast |
| Română | podcast |
| Русский | подка́ст podkást |
| العربية | بُودْكَاسْت m پُودْكَاسْت būdkāst, بَثّ صَوْتِيّ baṯṯ ṣawtiyy, تَدْوِين صَوْتِيّ tadwīn ṣawtiyy |
| עברית | פּוֹדְקַאסְט pódkast, הֶסְכֵּת heskét, תַּסְכִּית taskít |
noun individual episode of such a program
| Deutsch | Podcast-Episode |
|---|
verb to deliver (information) in the form of a program over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices
| Français | podcaster, baladodiffuser |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | podcasten |
Talk about this word "podcast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/podcast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. podcast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/podcast "podcast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/podcast.Cite this
@misc{podcast_2026,
title = {podcast},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/podcast},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
