~ 1
■ noun ( plural same) a deep-bodied freshwater fish, often kept in ponds and sometimes farmed for food. [ Cyprinus ~io and other species, family Cyprinidae.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , from late L. ~a .
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~ 2
■ verb complain or find fault continually.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'talk, chatter'): from ON karpa 'brag'; later influenced by L. ~ere 'pluck at, slander'.