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sparge

Pronunciation: /spɑɹd͡ʒ/

The English word “sparge” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To sprinkle or spray.
  2. To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).

noun

  1. Synonym of lautering.

adjective

  1. That sparges.

Etymology

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

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