CARP


Meaning of CARP in English

~ 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'.

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