Crawfish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔːfɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɔːfɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɔːfɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔːfɪʃ/.

Examples

We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
He backed out of his earlier promise
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crawdaddy crawdad rock lobster sea crawfish pull back pull in one's horns langouste back away ecrevisse spiny lobster back out crawfish out crayfish withdraw retreat

Parts of Speech

noun	tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
noun	small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
noun	large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
verb	make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity “We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him”

Word Forms

withdrawer	noun	a contestant who withdraws from competition
withdrawal	noun	the act of withdrawing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Langusten

winzige hummerartige Krebstiere, die normalerweise kurz gekocht werden

🇫🇷French

écrevisse

de minuscules crustacés ressemblant à des homards sont généralement bouillis brièvement

🇪🇸Spanish

cangrejo de río

pequeños crustáceos parecidos a langostas generalmente hervidos brevemente

🇮🇹Italian

aragoste

minuscoli crostacei simili ad aragoste di solito venivano bolliti brevemente

🇳🇱Dutch

langoesten

kleine kreeftachtige schaaldieren die meestal kort worden gekookt

🇵🇹Portuguese

lagosta

minúsculos crustáceos parecidos com lagostas geralmente fervidos brevemente

🇷🇺Russian

раки

крошечные ракообразные, похожие на лобстера, обычно варят недолго

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेंगफिश

छोटे झींगा मछली जैसे क्रस्टेशियंस को आमतौर पर थोड़े समय के लिए उबाला जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

நண்டு மீன்

சிறிய இரால் போன்ற ஓட்டுமீன்கள் பொதுவாக சுருக்கமாக கொதிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రాఫిష్

చిన్న ఎండ్రకాయల వంటి క్రస్టేసియన్లు సాధారణంగా క్లుప్తంగా ఉడకబెట్టబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रॉफिश

लहान लॉबस्टरसारखे क्रस्टेशियन सहसा थोडक्यात उकळले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રોફિશ

નાના લોબસ્ટર જેવા ક્રસ્ટેશિયન સામાન્ય રીતે થોડા સમય માટે ઉકાળવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರಾಫಿಷ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ನಳ್ಳಿ ತರಹದ ಕಠಿಣಚರ್ಮಿಗಳು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ಕುದಿಯುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രാഫിഷ്

ചെറിയ ലോബ്സ്റ്റർ പോലുള്ള ക്രസ്റ്റേഷ്യനുകൾ സാധാരണയായി ഹ്രസ്വമായി തിളപ്പിക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕ੍ਰਾਫਿਸ਼

ਛੋਟੇ ਝੀਂਗਾ-ਵਰਗੇ ਕ੍ਰਸਟੇਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਉਬਾਲੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرافش

چھوٹے لابسٹر نما کرسٹیشین عام طور پر مختصر طور پر ابلتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小龙虾

像龙虾一样的小甲壳类动物通常会短暂煮沸

🇯🇵Japanese

ザリガニ

ロブスターに似た小さな甲殻類で、通常は短時間茹でられる

🇰🇷Korean

가재

작은 랍스터 같은 갑각류는 보통 짧게 삶아집니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con tôm

loài giáp xác nhỏ giống tôm hùm thường được luộc sơ qua

🇹🇭Thai

กุ้งน้ำจืด

กุ้งล็อบสเตอร์ตัวเล็ก ๆ มักจะต้มในเวลาสั้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mundur

krustasea kecil mirip lobster biasanya direbus sebentar

🇵🇭Filipino

ulang

ang maliliit na lobster-like crustaceans ay karaniwang pinakuluang sandali

🇲🇾Malay

udang karang

krustasea kecil seperti udang galah biasanya direbus sebentar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جراد البحر

عادة ما يتم غلي القشريات الصغيرة التي تشبه جراد البحر لفترة وجيزة

🇮🇷Persian

خرچنگ

سخت پوستان خرچنگ مانند کوچک معمولاً برای مدت کوتاهی می جوشند

🇹🇷Turkish

kerevides

küçük ıstakoz benzeri kabuklular genellikle kısa süre kaynatılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַרטַן הַנַהֲרוֹת

סרטנים זעירים דמויי לובסטר רתחו בדרך כלל לזמן קצר

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