spratto

Italian
Sprattus sprattus

Etymology

Borrowed from English sprat, from Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsprat.to/
  • Rhymes: -atto
  • Hyphenation: spràt‧to

Noun

spratto m (plural spratti)

  1. sprat
    1. particularly the European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
      Synonym: papalina

Further reading
  • spratto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.