passel

noun

pas·​sel ˈpa-səl 

: a large number or amount

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Passel and Parcel

Loss of the sound of "r" after a vowel and before a consonant in the middle of a word is common in spoken English. This linguistic idiosyncrasy has given the language a few new words, including cuss from curse, bust from burst, and passel from parcel.

Synonyms

• array
• assemblage
• band
• bank
• batch
• battery
• block
• bunch
• clot
• clump
• cluster
• clutch
• collection
• constellation
• group
• grouping
• huddle
• knot
• lot
• muster
• package
• parcel
• set
• suite

Examples of passel in a Sentence

reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach

the young couple helped a passel of students in the span of a few years

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, to win back some smaller passel of rights, Warner will have to wage a legal war against a one-time partner that seems eager to move on to new teammates. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 July 2024

The goal was to create a farm-to-table business and supply the restaurants with produce and meat from a passel of pigs from the orchard. —Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024

On Tuesday evening, SpaceX launched its 42nd rocket of the year, carrying yet another passel of Starlink satellites into orbit. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2024

Microsoft announced a whole passel of Copilot Plus PCs at its Surface event on Monday, and Samsung’s entries are a 14-inch laptop and two 16-inch ones, known collectively as the Galaxy Book4 Edge. —Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 20 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of parcel

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

passel

noun

pas·​sel ˈpas-əl 

: a large number : group