different between sprout vs spront

English

Etymology

From Middle English spruten, from Old English spr?tan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutan?. Doublet of spruit.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /sp?a?t/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /sp???t/
• Rhymes: -a?t, -??t

Noun

sprout (plural sprouts)

1. A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
2. A child.

3. A Brussels sprout.

4. A bean sprout.
5. An edible germinated seed.

Translations

Verb

sprout (third-person singular simple present sprouts, present participle sprouting, simple past and past participle sprouted)

1. (horticulture, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.

2. (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.

3. (transitive) To deprive of sprouts.

4. (intransitive) To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.

6. (figuratively, intransitive) To emerge or appear haphazardly

Synonyms

• ackerspyre (Chester)

Related terms

• unsprouted
• brussel sprout

Translations

Anagrams

• Portus, Proust, Stroup, Troups, stupor

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp??nt/

Noun

spront (plural spronts)

1. (US, Pacific NW, regional) A dried apricot.

   We made a compote containing prunes, spronts and raisins.

References

• 2004, December "Good Housekeeping" magazine "O Christmas Treats" article: "You can also add diced, dried apricots, or spronts as they are called here in Washington (p. 127)."
• 2003, June/July "Taste of Home" magazine "Stirring Comments" section: "The kids came home snacking on a bag of spronts, which I found out is just another name for dried apricots (p. 66)."
• 1999, In the song "Fruitcake full of Spronts and Nuts" on the PolkaCats Christmas Album.