elver

A noun referring to a young eel, often prepared as food by sautéing or batter-frying.

• 🇩🇪Bezeichnung für einen jungen Aal, der oft gebraten oder im Teig frittiert gegessen wird.

1. Young eel C1 formal scientific

   A small, immature eel, typically found in rivers and estuaries before migrating to freshwater.

   • The elvers migrate upstream every spring.
   • Researchers are studying the population decline of elvers.
   • Elvers are transluscent and about the size of a worm.

   🇩🇪Jungaal

2. Young eel (as food) C1 informal culinary

   A young eel prepared and cooked, often sautéed or battered and fried.

   • In some regions, elvers are considered a delicacy.
   • They batter-fry the elvers until golden brown.
   • The sautéed elvers had a delicate flavor.

   🇩🇪Junger Aal (als Speise)

• elvers plural form
• elvers' possessive plural form
• elver's possessive singular form