kelp

English

Etymology

14th c., from Middle English culpe, but of uncertain ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: kĕlp, IPA^(key): /kɛlp/
Rhymes: -ɛlp

Noun

kelp (countable and uncountable, plural kelps)

Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales).
The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.

Derived terms

Translations

large seaweed of order Laminariales

Catalan: varec m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 海帶 (zh), 海带 (zh) (hǎidài), 昆布 (zh) (kūnbù)
Czech: kelpa f
Danish: kelp (da)
Dutch: zeewier (nl) n
Faroese: tari m
Finnish: kelppi, taarimainen levä
French: laminaire (fr) f, kelp (fr) m, goémon (fr) m, varech (fr) m
German: Seetang (de) m, Tang (de) m, Kelp (de) n
Icelandic: þari m
Irish: ceilp f

Japanese: 昆布 (ja) (こんぶ, konbu, こぶ, kobu), コンブ (konbu)
Korean: 다시마 (dashima), 켈프 (kelpeu)
Maori: rimurapa, kōauau, pakakā, pakakē
Portuguese: alga marinha f
Romanian: laminaria (ro) f, varec (ro) n
Russian: бу́рая во́доросль f (búraja vódoroslʹ), ламина́рия (ru) f (laminárija)
Scottish Gaelic: ceilp f
Spanish: quelpo m
Swedish: kelp
Vietnamese: tảo bẹ
Volapük: varäk

calcined ashes of seaweed

Derived terms

kelper

Spanish

Noun

kelp m (plural kelps)

Alternative form of quelpo

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