passel C2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈpæsəl/ UK /ˈpæsəl/ See IPA manual Freq #75923 Meanings 1 noun US regional and informal: an indefinitely large group, number, or amount, usually followed by of A passel of children ran down the lane to meet the wagon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · us regional and informal:... bunchlotheap Word family Related forms parcel Etymology A dialectal alteration of parcel, with assimilation or loss of the r sound before the following consonant. It became established in American regional speech for a group or large quantity. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # passel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpæsəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpæsəl/ **Frequency rank:** 75923 ## Meanings 1. US regional and informal: an indefinitely large group, number, or amount, usually followed by of ## Examples - A passel of children ran down the lane to meet the wagon. ## Synonyms - bunch - lot - heap ## Related Forms - parcel ## Etymology A dialectal alteration of parcel, with assimilation or loss of the r sound before the following consonant. It became established in American regional speech for a group or large quantity. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown