crake

(Anglès)

Noun

Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.

Verb

To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.

Verb

To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɹeɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: crak

In summary

From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic.

Conceptes

guatlla maresa

Sinònims

landrail

rail

corncrake

water hen

Traduccions

Porzana

marouette

Ralle

polluela

rallus

râle

waterhoen

saracura

su yelvesi

rascón

porciglione