sprote

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of German origin, meaning "to be fashionable"; made popular during the reign of King George III of England in the 1780s.

Adjective[edit]

sprote (comparative more sprote, superlative most sprote)

(Scotland, regional) Of dapper attire.

Usage notes[edit]

Restricted to the rural areas on the east coast of Scotland.

Anagrams[edit]

Portes, Presto, Strope, e-sport, eSport, esport, opster, opters, petros, poster, presto, repost, repots, respot, topers, tropes

Dutch[edit]

Verb[edit]

sprote

(dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of spruiten

Anagrams[edit]

poster, proest, sporte, sproet

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

sprote f

plural of sprota

Anagrams[edit]

presto, prestò, sperto, sporte, spreto, spretò, sterpo, sterpò

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