crawfish

Etymology
1620s, from, from 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), influenced by. Compare.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
 * 2)  Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially, the.
 * 3)  A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of  (including the ).

Usage notes

 * See the usage notes (and compare the senses) at.

Verb

 * 1)  To fish for crawfish.
 * 2)  To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with ).

Translations

 * Spanish: