Definitions for waspwɒsp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
waspwɒsp(n.)
any of numerous winged hymenopterous insects with a slender body and a narrow stalk between the abdomen and thorax, the female having a harsh stinger that can strike repeatedly.
Category: Entomology
Origin of wasp:
bef. 900; ME waspe, OE wæsp, metathetic var. of wæps, itself var. of wæfs, akin to OS wespa, wepsia, OHG wafsa, L vespa
wasp′like`(adj.)
WASPwɒsp(n.)
or Wasp
a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
Category: Status (usage)
a member of the privileged, established white upper middle class in the U.S.
Category: Status (usage)
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
Ref: Waspy 2
Origin of WASP:
1955–60
Princeton's WordNet
WASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant(noun)
a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
wasp(noun)
social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wasp(noun)ɒsp
a stinging insect with black and yellow stripes
He had been stung by a wasp.
Webster Dictionary
Wasp(noun)
any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets
Translations for wasp
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
wasp(noun)
a type of winged insect having a sting and a slender waist.
- wesp, perdebyAfrikaans
- زُنْبورArabic
- осаBulgarian
- vespaPortuguese (BR)
- vosaCzech
- die WespeGerman
- hvepsDanish
- σφήκαGreek
- avispaSpanish
- herilaneEstonian
- زنبورFarsi
- ampiainenFinnish
- guêpeFrench
- צִרעָהHebrew
- भिड़, बर्रेHindi
- osaCroatian
- darázsHungarian
- lebahIndonesian
- vespa, geitungurIcelandic
- vespaItalian
- すずめばちJapanese
- 말벌Korean
- vapsvaLithuanian
- lapseneLatvian
- penyengatMalay
- wespDutch
- vepsNorwegian
- osaPolish
- vespaPortuguese
- viespeRomanian
- осаRussian
- osaSlovak
- osaSlovenian
- osaSerbian
- getingSwedish
- แตน; ต่อThai
- eşek arısıTurkish
- 黃蜂Chinese (Trad.)
- осаUkrainian
- زنبورUrdu
- ong bắp càyVietnamese
- 黄蜂Chinese (Simp.)
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