alose
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French alose, from Latin alausa, from unattested Gaulish *alausa. Cognate with German Alse.[1]
Noun edit
alose (plural aloses)
- Any of certain shad
- European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
- American shad (Alosa sapidissima).
References edit
- ^ “alose”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “alose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin alosa, alausa, from Gaulish *alausa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alose f (plural aloses)
- shad (fishes of the herring family)
Further reading edit
- “alose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
alose f