fishhook

(Inglese)

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: fisch-hook

Ereditato da inglese antico: *fischōc

Affine olandese: 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.

Concetti

amo

🪝

adescamento

dolcificante

pesce uncino

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

hameçon

anzuelo

🪝

Angelhaken

anzol

🪝

vishaak

angel

ham

αγκίστρι

hamo

haczyk

hāmus

Mastfutter

Süßstoff

Köder

صِنﱠارة