Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krap-ee]
- /ˈkræp i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krap-ee]
- /ˈkræp i/
Definitions of crappie word
- noun crappie either of two North American freshwater percoid food and game fishes, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc) 3
- noun crappie any of a genus (Pomoxis) of small North American sunfishes found in sluggish streams and ponds throughout E and central U.S.; specif., the black crappie or white crappie 3
- noun plural crappie either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie) 1
- noun crappie A North American freshwater fish of the sunfish family, the male of which builds a nest and guards the eggs and young. 1
- noun crappie A member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis. Both are silvery-white with black speckles, and prized as gamefish. 0
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Origin of crappie
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60, Americanism; < Canadian French crapet
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Parts of speech for Crappie
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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crappie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crappie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with crappie
- how to catch crappie?
- how to fish for crappie?
- how to clean a crappie?
- how to cook crappie?
- what water temp do crappie spawn?
- when do crappie spawn?
- what temperature do crappie spawn?
- how to crappie fish?
- how to fillet crappie?
- how to clean crappie?
- how to fillet a crappie?
- what bait do you use to catch crappie?
- how to jig for crappie?
- how to fry crappie?
- what does a crappie look like?
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