sprat

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
2. Any of various similar fish of other genera.
3. (broadly) Anything petty or insignificant.
4. (UK, obsolete, slang) A sixpence.

Verb

To manure (land) with sprats (the fish).

Concetti

spratto

papalina

sinonimi

brisling

Clupea sprattus

rake

scrub

sixpence

sardine

brit

Traduzioni

sprat

Sprotte

sprot

espadilha

espadin

sardina

espadín

harenguet

anchois de Norvège

Sprattus

Sprattus sprattus

Clupea sprattus

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/spɹæt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: sprotte

Ereditato da inglese antico: sprot

Affine tedesco: Sprotte

Affine olandese: sprot

In summary

From Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate with German Sprotte, Dutch sprot. Compare sprout.