Capelin Definition

kăpə-lĭn, kăplĭn
capelins
noun
A small, slender smelt fish (Mallotus villosus) of northern seas, used as food and esp. as bait.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Capelin

Noun

Singular:
capelin
Plural:
capelins

Origin of Capelin

  • Canadian French capelan from French codfish from Old Provençal from Medieval Latin cappelānus chaplain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French capelan, from Old Provençal capelan, from Late Latin cappellanus (“chaplain”).

    From Wiktionary

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