different between sperge vs sparge

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp??(?)d?/

Noun

sperge (plural sperges)

1. (distilling) A charge of wash for the still.

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Anagrams

• repegs

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?rd?e

Verb

sperge

1. third-person singular present indicative of spergere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin sparg? (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg?- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp??d??/

Verb

sparge (third-person singular simple present sparges, present participle sparging, simple past and past participle sparged)

1. To sprinkle or spray.
2. (transitive) To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).

   Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.

Translations

Noun

sparge (plural sparges)

1. (brewing) Synonym of lautering

Adjective

sparge (not comparable)

1. of something that sparges

   sparge pipe

Anagrams

• Gasper, gapers, gasper, grapes, pagers, parges

Italian

Verb

sparge

1. third-person singular present indicative of spargere

Anagrams

• sperga

Latin

Verb

sparge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of sparg?

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin spargere, present active infinitive of sparg? (“scatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg?- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spar.d??e/

Verb

a sparge (third-person singular present sparge, past participle spart) 3rd conj.

1. to break, burst, shatter, snap
2. to destroy, crush

Conjugation

Synonyms

• cr?pa, rupe, frânge

Derived terms

• spargere
• spart