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sprout¹
- /spɹaʊt/ US
- /spɹʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt, -əʊt
Where it comes from
From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.
noun sprouts
- A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- A germinated seed, an incipient young plant. Near-synonyms: seedling, chit
- An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
- A bean sprout.
- A child. Oh my, how your sprouts have grown!
- A Brussels sprout. In our family we only eat sprouts once a year, at Christmas.
sprout²
- /spɹaʊt/ US
- /spɹʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt, -əʊt
Where it comes from
From Middle English sprouten, spruten, from Old English sprūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *spreutan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną.
verb sprouts · sprouting · sprouted
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To grow from seed; to germinate.
The crocuses should be sprouting after 2 months, provided they're well tended.
Similar: stock
- To cause to grow from a seed. I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.
- To deprive of sprouts. to sprout potatoes
- To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
- To emerge haphazardly from a surface. Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin.
- To emerge or appear haphazardly. A lot of coffee shops have sprouted up in this neighbourhood since the block of flats was put up.
Similar: ackerspyre
Sprout³
Where it comes from
* As a Dutch surname, from spruit (“sprout, shoot”)
* As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Sprott
proper noun Sprouts
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: germinate, spud, bourgeon, shoot, pullulate, burgeon forth, burgeon, germ, youngster, grow, push, miao, rejection, sproutage, sproutling, sprouter
verb
Similar: ackerspyre
Translations
Every language
noun edible germinated seed
| Français | graine germée |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Sprossen |
| עברית | נבט névet |
noun new growth on a plant
| Español | brote, retoño, brota, broto, raijo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | もやし moyashi, 芽 me, 芽立ち medachi |
| 中文 | 芽 yá |
| हिन्दी | अंकुर aṅkur, पल्लव pallav, पल्लवी pallavī |
| Português | broto, rebento |
| Français | pousse |
| Deutsch | Spross, Sprössling |
| Italiano | germoglio, getto, pollone, virgulto |
| Русский | росто́к rostók, побе́г pobég |
| العربية | نَبْتَة nabta, بُرْعُم burʕum |
| עברית | נֶבֶט névet |
noun child
| Español | retoño |
|---|---|
| Français | jeune pousse |
| Deutsch | Sprössling, Spross |
verb to grow, to germinate
| 日本語 | 発芽する hatsuga suru |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | उगना ugnā, बढ़ना baṛhnā, अंकुरण aṅkuraṇ |
| Português | germinar |
| Français | germer |
| Deutsch | sprießen, keimen, (Zweige) treiben |
| Italiano | germogliare |
| Ελληνικά | ξεβλασταρώνω xevlastaróno |
| Русский | прорастать prorastatʹ |
| עברית | נָבַט navát, צָץ tzatz |
verb to cause to grow from a seed
| Español | brotar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スプラウト supurauto |
| 中文 | 發芽 /发芽 fāyá, 发芽 fāyá |
| हिन्दी | अंकुरण aṅkuraṇ |
| Português | brotar |
| Français | faire germer |
| Deutsch | keimen (vt.), keimen (lassen), auskeimen (lassen) |
| Italiano | germogliare |
verb to emerge from the soil as sprouts
| हिन्दी | अंकुरण aṅkuraṇ |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | keimen (vi.), aufkeimen |
verb to emerge from a surface
| Deutsch | sprießen, hervorsprießem, wachsen (aus), auswachsen, sich auswachsen (vr.) |
|---|---|
| עברית | צָץ tzatz |
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