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grasshopper
English
Etymology
From Middle English gressehopper, grashopper, grashoppyr, alteration of earlier grashope, grashoppe, greshoppe, from Old English græshoppa, gærshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass +? hopper.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?????s?h?p?(?)/, /??æs?h?p?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /???æs?h?p??/
- Hyphenation: grass?hop?per
Noun
grasshopper (plural grasshoppers)
- A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
- In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.
- In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.
- Synonym: (rare) grasshop
- Hyponym: locust
- A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
- (figuratively) A young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
- 2009, B.P. Terpstra, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 2:
- Although we don't know exactly why Li is chosen to dance, we witness a man assuring officials that the child isn't from bourgeois stock. Phew. There are no known landowners in the family, so the grasshopper passes some cultural purity test, in a state often fixated on class warfare, driven by the cult of personality, and bullied by paranoia.
- 2009, B.P. Terpstra, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 2:
- (music) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
- Synonym: hopper
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Derived terms
- grasshopper engine
- grasshopper lobster
- grasshopper warbler
- knee high to a grasshopper
Related terms
- grasshop
Translations
Further reading
- grasshopper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- grasshopper (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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weta
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori w?t?.
Noun
weta (plural wetas or weta)
- Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.
Translations
Anagrams
- Tawe, Tewa, tawe
Igbo
Etymology
From we (“take”) + tá (“towards”).
Verb
wetá
- to bring.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".
Verb
weta
- to see
Polish
Noun
weta
- genitive singular of weto
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of weto
Swazi
Etymology
Borrowed from English waiter.
Noun
wetá 1a (plural bówetá 2a)
- waiter
Inflection
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Tocharian B
Etymology
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Noun
weta ?
- a battle, struggle
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