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Meaning of "whitebait" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHITEBAIT

From its formerly having been used as bait.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITEBAIT

whitebait  [ˈwaɪtˌbeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITEBAIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whitebait is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITEBAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

whitebait

Whitebait

Whitebait is a collective term for the immature fry of fish, typically between 25 and 50 millimetres long. Such young fish often travel together in schools along the coast, and move into estuaries and sometimes up rivers where they can be easily caught with fine meshed fishing nets. Whitebaiting is the activity of catching whitebait. Whitebait are tender and edible, and can be regarded as a delicacy. The entire fish is eaten including head, fins, bones, and guts. Some species make better eating than others, and the particular species that are marketed as "whitebait" varies in different parts of the world. As whitebait consists of immature fry of many important food species it is not an ecologicially viable foodstuff and in several countries strict controls on harvesting exist.

Definition of whitebait in the English dictionary

The definition of whitebait in the dictionary is the young of herrings, sprats, etc, cooked and eaten whole as a delicacy. Other definition of whitebait is any of various small silvery fishes, such as Galaxias attenuatus of Australia and New Zealand and Allosmerus elongatus of North American coastal regions of the Pacific.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHITEBAIT


acerbate
ˈæsəˌbeɪt
approbate
ˈæprəˌbeɪt
bilobate
baɪˈləʊˌbeɪt
cohobate
ˈkəʊhəʊˌbeɪt
conglobate
ˈkɒŋɡləʊˌbeɪt
exacerbate
ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt
extubate
ˈɛkstjuːˌbeɪt
groundbait
ˈɡraʊndˌbeɪt
incubate
ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪt
intubate
ˈɪntjʊˌbeɪt
jailbait
ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt
masturbate
ˈmæstəˌbeɪt
niobate
ˈnaɪəʊˌbeɪt
perturbate
pəˈtɜːˌbeɪt
plumbate
ˈplʌmˌbeɪt
reprobate
ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt
sorbate
ˈsɔːˌbeɪt
spoonbait
ˈspuːnˌbeɪt
stylobate
ˈstaɪləˌbeɪt
titubate
ˈtɪtjʊˌbeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITEBAIT

white-knuckle
white-lipped peccary
white-livered
White-Out
white-slaver
white-spotted hyla
white-tailed deer
white-tailed eagle
white-tie
white-trash
whitebass
whitebeam
whitebeard
whiteboard
Whiteboy
whiteboyism
whitecap
Whitechapel
whitecomb
whited sepulchre

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITEBAIT

ait
au fait
au lait
await
bait
Bering Strait
extrait
gait
krait
Kuwait
lie in wait
parfait
plait
portrait
rebait
redbait
self-portrait
strait
trait
wait

Synonyms and antonyms of whitebait in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whitebait» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITEBAIT

Find out the translation of whitebait to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whitebait from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whitebait» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

银鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chanquetes
570 millions of speakers

English

whitebait
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whitebait
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whitebait
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salmão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whitebait
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

friture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whitebait
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

whitebait
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뱅어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whitebait
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá trắng nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whitebait
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाईटबेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whitebait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bianchetti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whitebait
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мальок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whitebait
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μαρίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

witvis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whitebait
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

småsildfisket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whitebait

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITEBAIT»

The term «whitebait» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITEBAIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whitebait

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITEBAIT»

Discover the use of whitebait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whitebait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Complete Book of Fishing Baits & Rigs
whitebait & frogmouth how to use whitebait & frogmouth Whitebait & frogmouth casting & spinning rig worms (beach) Beachworms. Whitebait (Hyperlophus vittatus) are a small, readily purchased bait fish that rate highly as a fish taker.
Julie McEnally, Lawrie McEnally, 2007
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Belgravia: A London Magazine
Young herrings of the Moray Frith, spawned in August, can sometimes be seen in -shore about November, looking exactly like whitebait, tasting like whitebait, smelling like whitebait. The Uanouette of Normandy and Brittany did not look, when ...
‎1868
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India Food and Cooking: The Ultimate Book on Indian Cuisine
Min Tuluka CRISP SPICED WHITEBAIT Tamil Nadu, south India With a coastline of 7,500 km (4,700 miles) it is hardly surprising that fish is so popular all over India. Heaviest is the adult blue-fin tuna, which weighs more than a beef carcass at ...
Pat Chapman, 2007
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Belgravia
Young herrings of the Moray Frith, spawned in August, can sometimes be seen in -shore about November, looking exactly like whitebait, tasting like whitebait, smelling like whitebait. The blanqyette of Normandy and Brittany did not look, when ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 1868
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Something for everybody (and a garland for the year).
The Thames fishermen who live at and below Gravesend, know the Whitebait perfectly, and catch them occasionally of considerable size in the small meshed nets used in the Upper and Lower Hope for taking shrimps, called trinker-nets, ...
John Timbs, 1861
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The River Cottage Fish Book
The season ran from February to August and at its height there were daily races between Thames water taxis to see who could carry MPs from the Houses of Parliament to Greenwich, the centre of whitebait consumption, the quickest.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nick Fisher, 2007
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How to Cook Fish
FRIED WHITEBAIT—I Heat together one cupful of lard and one cupful of oliveoil. Sprinkle the whitebait thickly with seasoned flour and shake free of all that does not adhere readily. Fry quickly in a frying-basket, season with salt and cayenne, ...
Myrtle Reed, 2012
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Lessons in Cookery: Hand-Book of the National Training ...
WHITEBAIT .* To Fry Whitebait: 1. Wash the whitebait in iced water, pick them over carefully, and dry them well in a cloth. 2. Take a sheet of paper and put on it a good teaowp- fid of flour. 3. Take the whitebait and sprinkle them in the flour.
London National Training School for Cook, Rose Cole, Thomas Chambers, 2008
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Australian Fish Guide
WHITEBAIT Scientific name Hyperlophus vittatus. Also known as Sandy sprat, glassy, white pilchard. Range Kalbarri in Western Australia and southern waters except Tasmania as far as southern Queensland. Description The whitebait is a ...
Francis Bernard Prokop, Trevor Hawkins, Geoff Wilson, 2006
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Jane Grigson's Fish Book
After a dinner of whitebait. It might seem from all this that whitebait is an exclusively English delicacy and, perhaps in the scale of itscelebrations overmore than a century, it is indeed unique. Many other countries, though, eat similar dishes.
HealthX Digital, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITEBAIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whitebait is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top new restaurant unveils its chefs
Whitebait won a gong as New Zealand's top new restaurant in the recent Cuisine awards, and restaurant owner, Paul Hoather, paid tribute to this star couple. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Premium Whitebait: Company to farm whitebait
Whitebait will be available year-round and there will never be shortages again, claims a company that has started quietly farming the juvenile fish delicacy. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
3
Whitebait jackpot struck
Kurt Ridling, who is leading a whitebait protection project, examines a newly-discovered spawning site found on the edge of the Te Arai river. Picture by Liam ... «Gisborne Herald, May 15»
4
Whitebait huts broken into
A whitebaiter said it was the second time in six weeks burglars had broken into whitebait huts on Holz Rd, with different huts targeted this time around. «The Southland Times, May 15»
5
Whitebait find new sites to lay eggs post Canterbury earthquakes
Whitebait eggs have been found in areas where none have previously been seen four years after the quakes devastated the lower reaches of the Heathcote ... «TVNZ, Mar 15»
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Clash over whitebait spot injures man's leg
A violent clash over whitebaiting left victim Troy Hughes' mangled leg hanging by the skin, his mother says. Hughes, 48, was run over by a vehicle driven by ... «The Dominion Post, Mar 15»
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Whitebait poachers on notice before six-week season
Whitebait patties and fritters will be back on the menu next month when the Tasmanian fishery opens for six weeks. The limited season is designed to protect the ... «ABC Online, Sep 14»
8
Christchurch rivers still 'open sewers'
Authorities are concerned about the pollution levels of the Avon river, and the whitebait caught and consumed from the waterway. «Stuff.co.nz, Sep 14»
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A 'modest' start to Hawke's Bay whitebait season
Each year Hawke's Bay Regional Council issues around 200 resource consents to 'erect whitebait stands' on council-owned land. The consents cost $45 plus ... «Scoop.co.nz, Aug 14»
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Onlookers' confusion as thousands of whitebait fish ground …
It is the second time a shoal has been trapped in the same pool, near Plymouth, in less than two weeks. And unusually high numbers of whitebait have also ... «Western Daily Press, Aug 14»

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