alose

Meaning

Noun

  • A fish, the European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
  • The American shad (Alosa sapidissima (species)).

Origin

  • Borrowed from French alose, from Latin alausa, from unattested Gaulish *alausa. Cognate with German Alse.

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