fishhook

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
2. (slang) A jack (type of playing card).

Verb

1. (transitive) To impale with a fishhook.
2. (intransitive) To bend back on itself like a fishhook.

Conceptes

ham

esquer

cimbell

Sinònims

hook

🪝

fishing gear

crotchet

fish hook

dig

fishing

🎣

gaff

hand

✋

angle

lure

needle

stool pigeon

teeth

🦷

tooth

🦷

animal food

bird’s beak

hand of bananas

bait

barbed hook

decoy

Traduccions

hameçon

Angelhaken

anzuelo

🪝

amo

🪝

anzol

🪝

vishaak

angel

hamo

αγκίστρι

hāmus

άγκιστρο

Angelgerät

αμβολίζω αγικστρώνω

γλυκαντικό

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: fisch-hook

Heretat de anglès antic: *fischōc

Cognat amb neerlandès: vishaak

In summary

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.