crawfish

(Engels)

Noun

1. (Louisiana, Southern-US, Texas, US, Western, countable, especially, uncountable) Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
2. (South-Africa, countable, uncountable) Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
3. (Canada, Quebec, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) An English-Canadian. Used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).

Verb

1. (intransitive) To fish for crawfish.
2. (Southern-US, colloquial, intransitive) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɹɒˌfɪʃ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: crevis

Verwant aan Oudfrans: crevice

Verwant aan Frans: écrevisse

In summary

1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.

Concepten

rivierkreeft

kreeft

🦞

Synoniemen

crayfish

crawdad

crawfish out

ecrevisse

back out

crawdaddy

sea crawfish

back away

langouste

withdraw

spiny lobster

pull back

retreat

prawn

rock lobster

crayfish

crab

🦀

pull in one’s horns

retire

get out

shellfish

shrimp

🦐

fall back

draw back

backpedal

crustacean

craw daddy

resile

Cancer

♋

spiny lobsters

Astacus

back

🔙

rock lobsters

Old World crayfish

back up

back off

back down

lobster

🦞

Vertalingen

écrevisse

καραβίδα

rak

Krebs

langosta

🦞

Languste

lagostim

جراد البحر

Astacus

lagosta

langouste

cangrejo

🦀

langusta

Flusskrebs

rak morski