sole vs European sole

European sole vs sole

sole and European sole both are nouns.

sole is an adjective but European sole is not an adjective.

sole is a verb but European sole is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sole	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
European sole	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, European sole is a hyponym of sole; that is, European sole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sole:

sole: right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
European sole: highly valued as food

Other hyponyms of sole include Solea solea, lemon sole, Solea lascaris, English sole, lemon sole, Parophrys vitulus, Psettichthys melanostichus, sand sole, hogchoker, Trinectes maculatus.

sole (noun)	European sole (noun)
right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European	highly valued as food
the underside of footwear or a golf club
the underside of the foot
lean flesh of any of several flatfish

sole (adjective)	European sole (adjective)
being the only one; single and isolated from others
not divided or shared with others

sole (verb)	European sole (verb)
put a new sole on

Difference between sole and European sole

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