spratto

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Italian

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Sprattus sprattus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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spratto m (plural spratti)

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

Further reading

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  • spratto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana