sprot

See also: šprot

Dutch

Sprattus sprattus

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from the root of spruit (“sprout, shoot”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sprot m (plural sprotten, diminutive sprotje n)

1. the sprat, a small, herring-like fish, Sprattus sprattus

Descendants

• Negerhollands: sprat

Further reading

• sprot on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• sport, strop