carp

Meaning

Noun

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To criticize or complain about a fault, especially for frivolous or petty reasons; to cavil.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To speak, to talk; also, to talk about a subject in speech or writing.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To talk much but to little purpose; to chatter, to prattle.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) Of a bird: to sing; of a person (such as a minstrel): to sing or recite.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To say or tell (something).
6. (obsolete, transitive) To find fault with (someone or something); to censure, to criticize.

Synonyms

find fault

cavil

nag

criticize

quibble

grouch

accuse

satirize

complain

grumble

nitpick

chicane

revile

growl

whine

find fault with

common carp

crab

🦀

grouse

ridicule

domestic carp

niggle

pond

rap

rebuke

reject

reprehend

reprimand

reprove

scald

scarify

score

snag

snub

take exception

twit

upbraid

vituperate

yammer

be peevish

Hasselt’s bonylip barb

bitter dregs fish

Puntius javanicus

argue over petty things

carp of the genus Puntius

Cyprinus carpio

leather carp

European carp

hardlip barb

nilem carp

Translations

carpe

carpa

Karpfen

carpa

⛺

karper

carpa

κυπρίνος

carpa

sazan

σαζάνι

carpione

carpa

Cyprinus carpio

maugréer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: carpe

Cognate with Middle Low German: karpe

Cognate with Old High German: charpho

Inherited from Middle English: carpen

Cognate with Middle English: carp

Cognate with Old Norse: karp

In summary

From Late Middle English carpe (“the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)”), from Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, possibly from Proto-West Germanic *karpo (possibly due to the introduction from the fish from the Danube into England in the 14th century; whence Middle Low German karpe and Old High German charpho, karpho); further etymology unknown.