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Added 9 October 2026

carp

/ˈkɑːp/ noun

In Latin: carpa Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about carp at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised.
Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

verb

Raise trivial objections.

Origin

From Late Middle English carpe (“the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)”), from Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, possibly from Proto-West Germanic *karpo (possibly due to the introduction from the fish from the Danube into England in the 14th century; whence Middle Low German karpe and Old High German charpho, karpho); further etymology unknown.

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