espet

Catalan

Alternative forms

• aspet (Valencia)

Etymology

From Frankish *spit, from Proto-Germanic *spitą (“spike, skewer”). Cognate with Spanish espeto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpet]

Noun

espet m (plural espets)

1. European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

   Synonyms: ast, xavetes, chiflete

Further reading

• “espet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “espet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.