garnaal

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑrˈnaːl/

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• Hyphenation: gar‧naal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

garnaal m (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltje n)

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

Derived terms

• garnalencocktail
• zo stoned als een garnaal

Descendants

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

West Frisian

Etymology

From Dutch garnaal.

Noun

garnaal c (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltsje)

1. shrimp

   Synonym: garnaat

Further reading

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