Meaning of carp in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /kɑrp/

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  1. Verb

    carp

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘talk, chatter’): from Old Norse karpa‘brag’; later influenced by Latin carpere‘pluck at, slander’

    Definitions

    1. raise trivial objections

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    carp

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French carpe, from late Latin carpa

    Definitions

    1. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed

    Examples

    • « can be baked or braised »
  3. 2. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

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