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, the brothers are back to chasing the same prize, and a passel of those coaches, executives and players who cut their teeth with the Ravens will be on the other side. —Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024

The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024

Popular on Variety The duo take oversight of a significantly smaller media operation that Comcast executives are betting will fare better without the burden of a passel of large cable networks that, while still profitable, are in decline. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024

Silos can pop quickly, bringing a passel of problems with them. —Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 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