Wasp

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 See also

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Old English wæsp.

Noun

wasp (plural: wasps)

1. Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet or bee

Translations

Bosnian: osa f. Czech: vosa f. Danish: hveps Dutch: wesp f. Esperanto: vespo Finnish: ampiainen German: Wespe f. Hungarian: darázs Italian: vespa f. Japanese: スズメバチ （suzume-bachi）

Latin: vespa f. Lithuanian: vapsva f., širšė f., širšuolis m. (Vespa crabro) Mongolian: морин зөгий Norwegian: veps m. Old English: wæsp m. Slovene: osa f. Swedish: geting c. Spanish: avispa f.

Etymology 2

Originally an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

Noun

wasp (plural: wasps)

1. A member of the dominant American upper-class culture, a white Anglo-Saxon protestant.

See also

• cracker
• honkyfr:wasp

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