English Explanatory Dictionary

sparge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sprinkle or spray.
  2. To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).
noun
  1. Synonym of lautering.
adj
  1. That sparges.

Pronunciation

/spɑɹd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sparge.wav

Word forms

sparge sparges sparging sparged

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Synonyms

lautering

Derived words

sparger
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