crake

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

porciglione

sinonimi

landrail

rail

corncrake

water hen

Traduzioni

Porzana

Ralle

polluela

marouette

saracura

rascón

guatlla maresa

su yelvesi

râle

rallus

waterhoen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɹeɪk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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.