espet

Catalan

Alternative forms

aspet (Valencian)

Etymology

From Frankish *spit, from Proto-Germanic *spitą (“spike, skewer”). Cognate with Spanish espeto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpɛt]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpət]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈpet]

Noun

espet m (plural espets)

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)
Synonyms: ast, xavetes, chiflete

Further reading

“espet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“espet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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