# crappie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɒpi/ · frequency rank #65,021

## Definitions
1. A member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis, both with silvery-white with black speckles and prized as gamefish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French crapet, crapet-soleil (“sunfish”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crappie