whitebait

English

a whitebait fritter

Etymology

From white +‎ bait.

Noun

whitebait (countable and uncountable, plural whitebaits)

1. The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts
2. Food prepared from such fish, often deep fried and served as a starter or snack.

Derived terms

• whitebaiter
• whitebaiting

Translations

young of various species of fish

• Bislama: nambana
• French: blanchaille (fr) f (uncooked), petite friture f (fried)
• Japanese: 白子 (ja) (しらす)
• Maori: īnanga
• Norman: v'nîse f (Jersey)
• Samoan: igaga
• Tetum: please add this translation if you can
• Tok Pisin: ainanga (tpi)
• Tongan: hā

Verb

whitebait (third-person singular simple present whitebaits, present participle whitebaiting, simple past and past participle whitebaited)

1. (intransitive) To fish for whitebait.

References

• “whitebait”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• whitebait on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Shirasu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:whitebait on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons