elver
pronunciation
How to pronounce elver in British English:
UK [ˈelvə(r)]
How to pronounce elver in American English:
US [ˈɛlvɚ]
-
- Noun:
- young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
- young eel
Word Origin
- elver (n.)
- "young eel," 1640s, variant or corruption of eelfare (1530s), literally "passage of young eels up a river;" see eel + fare (n.).
Example
- 1. These have either fled north to stay cool or been fished to the last elver before being turned into salmon feed .