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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgamberetto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡambeˈretto
"Ho ordinato un risotto ai gamberetti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, long-tailed, edible crustacean that is widely consumed as seafood.
"We ordered a delicious plate of garlic butter shrimp for dinner."
- 1
To fish for or catch shrimp.
"The local fishermen go out to shrimp along the coastal waters every autumn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'shrimpe' (meaning a puny person or thing, related to Old Norse 'skrîmpa' meaning to shrink or shrivel), ultimately tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, the semantic focus shifted from a general descriptor of smallness or insignificance to specifically designate the small, ten-legged swimming crustacean.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shrimp" is said worldwide
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crevette
Transliteration: kʁə.vɛt
"Nous avons mangé des crevettes grillées."
Garnele
Transliteration: ɡaʁˈneːlə
"Die Garnelen schmecken sehr frisch."
gamberetto
Transliteration: ɡambeˈretto
"Ho ordinato un risotto ai gamberetti."
gamba
Transliteration: ˈɡamba
"Comimos unas gambas al ajillo deliciosas."
camarão
Transliteration: kamaˈɾɐ̃w̃
"O camarão frito é o prato principal."
झिंगा
Transliteration: jhinga
"हमने रात के खाने में झिंगा खाया।"
虾
Transliteration: xiātái
"这盘清蒸虾非常新鲜美味。"
새우
Transliteration: sae-u
"우리는 저녁으로 새우 튀김을 먹었습니다."
海老
Transliteration: ebi
"夕食にエビの天ぷらを食べました。"
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