"whitebait" meaning in All languages combined

See whitebait on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: whitebaits [plural]
Etymology: From white + bait. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|bait}} white + bait Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} whitebait (countable and uncountable, plural whitebaits)
  1. The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Fish Translations (young of various species of fish): nambana (Bislama), blanchaille (english: uncooked) [feminine] (French), petite friture (english: fried) [feminine] (French), 白子 (alt: しらす) (Japanese), īnanga (Maori), v'nîse [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), igaga (Samoan), ainanga (Tok Pisin), hā (Tongan)
    Sense id: en-whitebait-en-noun-9UY9hUZ- Disambiguation of Baby animals: 50 50 0 Disambiguation of Fish: 35 36 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bislama translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Samoan translations, Terms with Tok Pisin translations, Terms with Tongan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 46 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bislama translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 50 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 43 52 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Samoan translations: 44 52 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Tok Pisin translations: 50 49 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tongan translations: 44 52 4 Disambiguation of 'young of various species of fish': 89 11
  2. Food prepared from such fish, often deep fried and served as a starter or snack. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Fish
    Sense id: en-whitebait-en-noun-56TiOCEL Disambiguation of Baby animals: 50 50 0 Disambiguation of Fish: 35 36 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bislama translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Samoan translations, Terms with Tok Pisin translations, Terms with Tongan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 46 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bislama translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 53 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 50 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 43 52 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Samoan translations: 44 52 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Tok Pisin translations: 50 49 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tongan translations: 44 52 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: whitebaiter, whitebaiting

Verb [English]

Forms: whitebaits [present, singular, third-person], whitebaiting [participle, present], whitebaited [participle, past], whitebaited [past]
Etymology: From white + bait. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|bait}} white + bait Head templates: {{en-verb}} whitebait (third-person singular simple present whitebaits, present participle whitebaiting, simple past and past participle whitebaited)
  1. (intransitive) To fish for whitebait. Tags: intransitive Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-whitebait-en-verb-crxI3gXn Disambiguation of Fish: 35 36 30

Inflected forms

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