Standard Lemma guide
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noun
The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The semen of a male fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The engorged testis containing a filled reservoir of mature spermatozoa in a male fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
seminal fluid produced by male fish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come
noun
fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: soft roe
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Broader terms: seafood
History
From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ (“spleen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”). Cognate with German Milz, Dutch milt, Danish milt, Norwegian milt, Swedish mjälte. Outside Germanic, with Albanian mëlçi (“liver”) and Italian milza (“spleen”), which is a borrowing from Lombardic.
Across languages
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
