garnaal
Dutch
Etymology
Unclear. Possibly from Middle Dutch grane (“gag”) referring to its feelers looking like the hair of a beard, or from the name Geernaert.
Pronunciation
Noun
garnaal m (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltje n)
- shrimp, arthropod of the suborder Pleocyemata, especially of the infraorder Caridea
Derived terms
West Frisian
Etymology
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Noun
garnaal c (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltsje)
Further reading
- “garnaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011