Definition
A freshwater crayfish, especially one used as food or bait; a crustacean that resembles a small lobster.
Etymology
American dialectal English, likely a corruption or folk etymology from 'crayfish' (itself from Old French 'crevice'). The 'crawdad' version became standard in Southern and Midwestern US English, though its exact etymology is debated among linguists.
Kelly Says
The word 'crawdad' is pure American folk-speech—it's one of those regional pronunciations that linguists LOVE because it shows how speakers unconsciously reshape words to match patterns they already know!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወይን አይን
wey-n a-yin
BNবাংলা
নদী কৃষ্ণ
na-dee kris-h-n
CACatalà
cangre de riu
kan-greh deh ree-oo
CSČeština
plovoucí krab
plov-oo-shee krab
DADansk
flodkræb
flod-krab
DEDeutsch
Flussgarnele
floos-gar-neh-leh
ELΕλληνικά
κάνγκουρος ποταμού
kang-goo-ros po-ta-moo
ESEspañol
camarón de río
ka-ma-ron de ree-oh
FAفارسی
کَرم دریایی
kar-m da-ree-ae-ee
FISuomi
joenrapu
joen-ra-pu
FRFrançais
écrevisse de rivière
ek-re-viss de ree-vee-er
HAHA
kifi na ruwa
kee-fee na roo-wa
HEעברית
קיפוד נהר
kip-pod na-har
HIहिन्दी
नदी में झींगा
na-dee mein jee-nga
HUMagyar
folyami rák
foly-a-mee rak
IDBahasa Indonesia
udang sungai
oo-dang soo-ngai
IGIG
ọkụ n'ụmụ
oh-koo n'oo-moo
ITItaliano
gambero di fiume
gam-be-roh dee fee-oo-meh
KKKK
ащы суу краби
a-sh-y soo-oo kra-bee
KMKM
ស្វាយទន្លេ
sva-ay tohn-leh
MRMR
नदीचे कर्कर
na-dee-che kar-kar
MSBahasa Melayu
udang sungai
oo-dang soo-ngai
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကျောင်း
ye-kyawng
NLNederlands
rivierkreeft
ree-veer-kreeft
NONorsk
elvkreps
el-v-kreps
PAPA
ਨਦੀ ਦਾ ਕ੍ਰਾਬ
na-dee daa kra-ab
PLPolski
raczka rzeki
ratchka zzeh-kee
PTPortuguês
camarão-de-rio
ka-ma-ra-ow de ree-oh
RORomână
crapă de râu
kra-pa de ra-oo
RUРусский
речной краб
rechnoy krab
SVSvenska
flodkräfta
flod-kreefta
SWKiswahili
mchele wa mto
m-che-leh wa m-toh
TAதமிழ்
ஆறு கரப்பான்
aa-roo kara-pa-an
TEతెలుగు
నది క్రాబ్
na-dee kra-b
THไทย
กุ้งแม่น้ำ
gooeng mae nam
TRTürkçe
nehir ıskendisi
neh-heer isk-en-dih-see
UKУкраїнська
річкова краб
reech-ko-va krab
URاردو
نهر کی کرکڈ
neh-r kee ker-kood
VITiếng Việt
cua đồng
kwaa dong
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀
eh-koh oh-roh
ZUZU
inkosi ye-mpilo
in-koh-see ye-m-pee-loh