whitebait

white·bait

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt-beyt, wahyt-]
- /ˈʰwaɪtˌbeɪt, ˈwaɪt-/
- /ˈwaɪt.beɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt-beyt, wahyt-]
- /ˈʰwaɪtˌbeɪt, ˈwaɪt-/

Definitions of whitebait word

noun plural whitebait a young sprat or herring. 1
noun plural whitebait Cookery. any small, delicate fish cooked whole without being cleaned, especially the sprat. 1
noun whitebait The small silvery-white young of herrings, sprats, and similar marine fish, eaten in numbers as food. 1
noun whitebait small edible fish 1
noun whitebait the young of herrings, sprats, etc, cooked and eaten whole as a delicacy 0
noun whitebait any of various small silvery fishes, such as Galaxias attenuatus of Australia and New Zealand and Allosmerus elongatus of North American coastal regions of the Pacific 0

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Origin of whitebait

First appearance:

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

1750-60; white + bait, so called from use as bait

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Parts of speech for Whitebait

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whitebait popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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