éperlan

See also: eperlan and eperlán

French

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spierlinc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pɛʁ.lɑ̃/

Noun

éperlan m (plural éperlans)

  1. smelt (small fish)
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Ils se plaçaient dans la salle basse d'un cabaret, qui avait à sa porte des filets noirs suspendus. Ils mangeaient de la friture d'éperlans, de la crème et des cerises.
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: sperlano (see there for further descendants)
  • → Spanish: eperlano

Further reading

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