crappie

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krap′ē)

Inflections of 'crappie' (n):
crappies
npl (All usages)
crappie
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The fisherman has a good catch of crappie.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
crap•pie  (krap′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies, (esp. collectively) -pie. 
  1. Fisheither of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie.)
Also, croppie. 
  • Canadian French crapet
  • 1855–60, American.

'crappie' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
black crappie - calico bass - croppie - sac-a-lait - strawberry bass - white crappie

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