pood

A noun referring to a Russian unit of weight, approximately equal to 36 pounds or 16.38 kilograms.

• 🇩🇪Ein russisches Gewichtsmaß, das etwa 16,38 Kilogramm oder 36 Pfund entspricht.

1. Russian unit of weight C1 formal

   A traditional Russian unit of weight, equivalent to about 16.38 kilograms or 36.11 pounds.

   • The merchant sold a pood of grain to the farmer.
   • One pood is roughly equal to 36 pounds.
   • In old Russia, goods were often measured in poods.

   🇩🇪Pud

   Synonyme: pud