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bris·ling

(brĭz′lĭng, brĭs′-)

[Norwegian, alteration (influenced by brisa, to flash) of Low German bretling, from bret, broad.]

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brisling

(ˈbrɪslɪŋ)

(Animals) another name for a sprat, esp a Norwegian sprat seasoned, smoked, and canned in oil

[C20: from Norwegian; related to obsolete Danish bretling, German Breitling]

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sprat

(spræt)

n., pl. sprats, (esp. collectively) sprat for 1.

1. a herring, Clupea sprattus, of the E North Atlantic.

2. a young or small person or thing.

[1590–1600; variant of earlier sprot, Middle English, Old English, c. Middle Dutch]

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Noun	1.	brisling - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines sprat Clupea sprattus, sprat, brisling - small herring processed like a sardine herring - valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
	2.	brisling - small herring processed like a sardine Clupea sprattus, sprat Clupea, genus Clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings sardine - any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned brisling, sprat - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines

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brisling

[ˈbrɪzlɪŋ] N → espadín m (noruego)

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brisling

n → Brisling m, → Sprotte f

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