/ kɑːp; NAmE kɑːrp/ noun , verb
■ noun
[ C , U ] ( pl. carp ) a large freshwater fish that is used for food
■ verb
[ v ] carp (at sb) (about sth) to keep complaining about sb/sth in an annoying way
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WORD ORIGIN
noun late Middle English : from Old French carpe , from late Latin carpa .
verb Middle English (in the sense talk, chatter ): from Old Norse karpa brag; later influenced by Latin carpere pluck at, slander.