spruit.
a sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant which grows from the rest
Meaning & usage
a sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant which grows from the rest
a child, seen as a parent's offspring, usually said of a minor
a style or beam which rests on another
a branch of a plumbing pipe, rope etc.
a small river, river branch, especially used in South African toponyms
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch sprute, spruut, spruyte, from Old Dutch *sprūtan. Cognate with English sprite, sprout.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.