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We have found lemma(root) word of carps : carp.
Definitions
[kɑːp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a deep-bodied freshwater fish, typically with barbels around the mouth. Carp are farmed for food in some parts of the world and are often kept in large ponds
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French carpe, from late Latin carpa
[kɑːp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- complain or find fault continually about trivial matters
(e.g: I don't want to carp about the way you did it)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘talk, chatter’): from Old Norse karpa ‘brag’; later influenced by Latin carpere ‘pluck at, slander’
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