frai

Meaning

fry (young fish); spawn

Concepts

spawn

fry

roe

spawning

leptocephalus

fish fry

ammocetes

fish larvae

Synonyms

œufs

œufs de poisson

larve de poisson

leptocephalus

Translations

balık yumurtası

Rogen

ovas

yumurtlama zamanı

uova

Laich

kuit

alevino

ψαράκια

γόνος

αυγοτάραχα

fresa

Froschlaich

Leptocephalus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fʁɛ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: fraye

Cognate with Italian: frega

Cognate with Spanish: freza

Cognate with English: fry

In summary

Inherited from Old French fraye (“fry, spawn”), related to frayer. Cognate to Italian frega, fregolo, fregola (“fry, spawn”), Spanish freza (“fry, spawn”). The similarity to English fry and its Germanic family is a coincidence.