espet

Catalan

Etymology

From Frankish *spit, from Proto-Germanic *spitą (“spike, skewer”). Cognate with Spanish espeto.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˈpət/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpɛt/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpet/

Noun

espet m (plural espets)

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

Further reading

“espet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“espet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.