Pronunciation Noun
sprout (plural sprouts)
- A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- A child.
- (chiefly, in the plural) A Brussels sprout.
- (chiefly, in the plural) A bean sprout.
- An edible germinated seed.
- French: pousse
- German: Spross, Sprössling
- Italian: germoglio, getto, pollone, virgulto
- Portuguese: broto, rebento
- Russian: росто́к
- Spanish: brote, retoño
- French: jeune pousse (usually plural)
- German: Sprössling, Spross
- French: graine germée
sprout (sprouts, present participle sprouting; past and past participle sprouted)
- (gardening) To grow from seed; to germinate.
- To cause to grow from a seed.
- I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.
- To deprive of sprouts.
- to sprout potatoes
- To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
- (figurative, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
- Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin.
- unsprouted
- brussel sprout
- French: germer
- German: sprießen, keimen
- Italian: germogliare
- Portuguese: germinar
- Russian: прорастать
- Spanish: germinar
- French: faire germer
- Italian: germogliare
- Portuguese: brotar
- Spanish: brotar
Sprout
Proper noun
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