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 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

      Synonym: papalina

Further reading

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