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gilthead

gilt·head
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gilt-hed]
    • /ˈgɪltˌhɛd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gilt-hed]
    • /ˈgɪltˌhɛd/

Definitions of gilthead word

  • noun gilthead any of several marine fishes having gold markings, as a sparid, Sparus auratus, of the Mediterranean Sea. 1
  • noun gilthead A marine fish, Pagrus or Chrysophrys auratus, with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll. 1
  • noun gilthead a sparid fish, Sparus aurata, of Mediterranean and European Atlantic waters, having a gold-coloured band between the eyes 0
  • noun gilthead any similar or related fish 0
  • noun gilthead any of various marine fishes with gold markings on the head; esp., an edible European porgy (Sparus aurata) 0
  • noun gilthead A marine fish, Chrysophrys auratus, with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll. 0

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Origin of gilthead

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; gilt1 + head

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Parts of speech for Gilthead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gilthead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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