wrasse
English
Etymology
1665-75; plural of dialectal (Cornwall) wrah, wraugh, wrath, from Cornish wragh ‘old woman, hag; wrasse’, lenited form of gwragh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹæs/
- Rhymes: -æs
Noun
wrasse (plural wrasses)
- Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are bright-colored.
Derived terms
Translations
Fish
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