garnaal

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Unclear. Possibly from Middle Dutch grane (gag) referring to its feelers looking like the hair of a beard, or from the name Geernaert.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣɑrˈnaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: gar‧naal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

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garnaal m (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltje n)

  1. shrimp, arthropod of the suborder Pleocyemata, especially of the infraorder Caridea

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: Garnele
  • Papiamentu: garnachi, garnaaltje (from the diminutive)
  • West Frisian: garnaal

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Dutch garnaal.

Noun

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garnaal c (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltsje)

  1. shrimp
    Synonym: garnaat

Further reading

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  • garnaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011