crake

(Anglais)

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɹeɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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.

Concepts

marouette

râle

Synonymes

landrail

rail

corncrake

water hen

Traductions

Porzana

polluela

Ralle

waterhoen

saracura

rascón

guatlla maresa

su yelvesi

porciglione

rallus