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 of passel

• batch
• bunch
• cluster
• array
• collection
• assemblage
• lot
• group
• grouping
• constellation

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

Being transported out of Kansas is one of a passel of expressions from movies that have launched a thousand lips. —Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

Plus space headlines and a whole passel of your space jokes! —Space.com Staff, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Age: 22 Irish was the Orioles’ first pick among their passel of selections on Day 1 of the 2025 draft, going at No. 19. —Keith Law, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Others have followed, with Comcast recently spinning off a passel of cable networks from NBCUniversal into a new stand-alone entity called Versant, and Warner Bros. Discovery planning to separate its streaming and studio assets from its traditional TV properties. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

alteration of parcel

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for passel

• castle
• facile
• gracile
• hassall
• hassle
• tassel
• vassal
• fluorouracil
• thiouracil
• forecastle
• uracil
• propylthiouracil

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Kids Definition

passel

noun

pas·​sel ˈpas-əl 

: a large number : group