sprinkle

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• /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/
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From Middle English sprenkelen, sprynklen, from Middle Dutch sprenkelen, equivalent to sprink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”).

125 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: confit — A light covering with a sprinkled substance
• Finnish: sirote — A light covering with a sprinkled substance
• Galician: barruzo — A light covering with a sprinkled substance
• Japanese: 振り掛け (furikake) — A light covering with a sprinkled substance
• Polish: posypka — A light covering with a sprinkled substance
• Bulgarian: ръмене (rǎmene) — A light rain shower
• Finnish: tihkusade — A light rain shower
• French: crachin — A light rain shower
• German: Nieselregen — A light rain shower
• Japanese: 小雨 (kosame) — A light rain shower
• Māori: kōuaua — A light rain shower
• Polish: mżawka — A light rain shower
• Romanian: ploicică — A light rain shower
• Spanish: llovizna — A light rain shower
• Spanish: garúa — A light rain shower
• Yiddish: שפּריץ (shprits) — A light rain shower
• Southern Altai: себер (seber) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Arabic: رش (rašš) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Azerbaijani: səpmək — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Bulgarian: пръскам (prǎskam) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Catalan: ruixar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Catalan: arruixar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Dutch: sprenkelen — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Esperanto: aspergi — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Estonian: puistama — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Finnish: sirotella — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Finnish: pirskottaa — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Finnish: ripotella — to cause to fall in fine drops
• French: saupoudrer — to cause to fall in fine drops
• French: asperger — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Galician: esbarrufar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Galician: borrifar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Galician: chapucar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Galician: pildrar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Galician: zarpear — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Galician: roscir — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Galician: espurriñar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• German: sprühen — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Greek: ρίχνω (ríchno) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Ancient Greek: ῥαντίζω (rhantízō) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Ancient Greek: ῥαίνω (rhaínō) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Ancient Greek: πάσσω (pássō) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Hindi: छिड़कना (chiṛaknā) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Hungarian: locsol — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Hungarian: permetez — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Irish: easraigh — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Irish: croith — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Italian: spargere — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Italian: spruzzare — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Japanese: 蒔く (maku) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Japanese: 播く (maku) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Korean: 뿌리다 (ppurida) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Latin: spargō — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Latin: aspergō — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Malayalam: തളിക്കുക (taḷikkuka) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Māori: uwhiuwhi — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Persian: پاشیدن (pâšidan) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Persian: افشاندن (afšândan) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Persian: شپیختن (šepixtan) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Polish: prysnąć — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Polish: sypnąć — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Portuguese: espirrar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Russian: бры́згать (brýzgatʹ) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Russian: побры́згать (pobrýzgatʹ) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Scottish Gaelic: crath — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Spanish: salpicar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Spanish: rociar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Spanish: asperjar — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Swedish: strila — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Tamil: இடு (iṭu) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Tamil: தூவு (tūvu) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Telugu: చిలుకు (ciluku) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Tocharian B: pärs- — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Turkish: serpmek — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Ottoman Turkish: صاچمق (saçmak) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Zazaki: ronen — to cause to fall in fine drops
• ǃXóõ: ǀqába (ritually) — to cause to fall in fine drops
• Bulgarian: ръся (rǎsja) — to cover an object
• Bulgarian: поръсвам (porǎsvam) — to cover an object
• Catalan: salpicar — to cover an object
• Chinese Cantonese: 撒 (saat3) — to cover an object
• Chinese Cantonese: 糝 /糁 (sam2) — to cover an object
• Chinese Mandarin: 撒 (sǎ) — to cover an object
• Czech: posypat — to cover an object
• Czech: postříkat — to cover an object
• Czech: pokropit — to cover an object
• Finnish: sirotella — to cover an object
• Finnish: pirskottaa — to cover an object
• German: besprühen — to cover an object
• Ancient Greek: πάσσω (pássō) — to cover an object
• Hungarian: meghint — to cover an object
• Hungarian: beszór — to cover an object
• Hungarian: megszór — to cover an object
• Italian: aspergere — to cover an object
• Italian: guarnire — to cover an object
• Japanese: 振り掛ける (furikakeru) — to cover an object
• Latin: aspergo — to cover an object
• Polish: sprysnąć — to cover an object
• Polish: posypać — to cover an object
• Portuguese: salpicar — to cover an object
• Portuguese: polvilhar — to cover an object
• Russian: пры́скать (prýskatʹ) — to cover an object
• Russian: опры́скивать (oprýskivatʹ) — to cover an object
• Sanskrit: जुहोति (juhoti) — to cover an object
• Scottish Gaelic: crath — to cover an object
• Spanish: espolvorear — to cover an object
• Spanish: rociar — to cover an object
• Swedish: strössla — to cover an object
• Ottoman Turkish: صاچمق (saçmak) — to cover an object
• Yiddish: שפּריצן (shpritsn) — to cover an object
• Zazaki: aver kerden — to cover an object
• Bulgarian: ръмя (rǎmja) — to rain very lightly outside
• Catalan: ploviscar — to rain very lightly outside
• Catalan: plovisquejar — to rain very lightly outside
• Estonian: tibutama — to rain very lightly outside
• Galician: chuviscar — to rain very lightly outside
• Galician: barrufar — to rain very lightly outside
• German: nieseln — to rain very lightly outside
• Hungarian: szemerkél — to rain very lightly outside
• Malayalam: ചാറ്റുക (cāṟṟuka) — to rain very lightly outside
• Polish: mżyć — to rain very lightly outside
• Spanish: lloviznar — to rain very lightly outside
• Swedish: dugga — to rain very lightly outside
• Swedish: duggregna — to rain very lightly outside
• Swedish: strila — to rain very lightly outside