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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesappât
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.pa/
"Il a mis un ver comme appât sur son hameçon."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any food or other substance used to attract fish to a hook or trap.
"He attached a live worm as fishing-bait to catch the trout." - 2
Artificial lures designed to mimic the appearance or movement of live prey.
"The tackle box was filled with various colorful types of fishing-bait."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'fishing', derived from Old English 'fiscið' (the act of catching fish), and 'bait', originating from Old Norse 'beita' (to cause to bite). Recorded in compound form since the late Middle English period, it evolved to describe any substance used to attract fish to a hook.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fishing-bait" is said worldwide
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appât
Transliteration: /a.pa/
"Il a mis un ver comme appât sur son hameçon."
Fischköder
Transliteration: /ˈfɪʃˌkøːdɐ/
"Er benutzte einen kleinen Fisch als Fischköder."
esca
Transliteration: /ˈɛ.ska/
"Ha usato un verme vivo come esca per pescare."
cebo
Transliteration: /ˈse.βo/
"Puso un poco de cebo en el anzuelo."
isca
Transliteration: /ˈis.kɐ/
"Ele colocou uma minhoca como isca no anzol."
चारा
Transliteration: chara
"उसने हुक पर चारा लगाया।"
鱼饵
Transliteration: yú'ěr
"他在鱼钩上放了鱼饵。"
미끼
Transliteration: mikki
"그는 낚싯바늘에 미끼를 끼웠다."
釣り餌
Transliteration: tsurie
"彼は釣り針に餌をつけた。"
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