sprote
See also: šprote
English
Etymology
Of German origin, meaning "to be fashionable"; made popular during the reign of King George III of England in the 1780s.
Adjective
sprote (comparative more sprote, superlative most sprote)
Usage notes
Restricted to the rural areas on the east coast of Scotland.
Anagrams
- eSport, opters, tropes, retops, Perots, Presto, repots, Petros, e-sport, respot, presto, esport, repost, poster, petros, Strope, stoper, topers, Portes, opster
Dutch
Verb
sprote
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of spruiten
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Italian
Noun
sprote f
- plural of sprota
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Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspro.te/
Noun
sprote
- dative singular of sprot