Meanings
nounEuropean sprat (plural European sprats)
plural European sprats
- A fish of European waters from the Black Sea to the North Sea and the Baltic sea (Sprattus sprattus).
Synonyms: bristling, brisling, garvie, garvock, Russian sardine, russlet, skipper, whitebait
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Catalan amploia
- amploiaSprattus sprattus
Danish brisling
- brislingSprattus sprattus
Estonian Läänemere kilu, balti kilu
- Läänemere kiluSprattus sprattus
- balti kiluSprattus sprattus
- kiluSprattus sprattus
Finnish kilohaili
- kilohailiSprattus sprattus
French sprat
- spratSprattus sprattus
German Europäische Sprotte
- Europäische SprotteSprattus sprattus
Latvian Eiropas brētliņa
- Eiropas brētliņaSprattus sprattus
Norwegian brisling
- brislingSprattus sprattus
Polish szprot
- szprotSprattus sprattus
Swedish brissling
- brisslingSprattus sprattus
Turkish çaça
- çaçaSprattus sprattus
Cite this entry
APA
European sprat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20sprat
MLA
“European sprat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20sprat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European sprat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20sprat.
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