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crawfish

/ˈkɹɔˌfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
craw-fish
IPA
/ˈkɹɔˌfɪʃ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An English-Canadian. Used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).

Canadian usage; Countable; Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

verb

To fish for crawfish.

Intransitive verb

verb

To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

1620s, folk etymology (compare crawl) from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (“crab”) (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

crawfishes (plural) crawfishes (present, singular) crawfishing (participle, present) crawfished (participle, past) crawfished (past)

Derived Forms

crawchie crawfishy

Synonyms

crawdad crawldad crawlfish crayfish mudbug yabby spiny lobster langouste rock lobster sea crawfish

Questions

How do you pronounce crawfish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɔˌfɪʃ/.
What does crawfish mean?
Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
Where does crawfish come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce crawfish

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