xanguet
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. The form of the word has been influenced by sang (“blood”) as the name is applied to various fishes also known as peixos sense sang or "fishes without blood".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xanguet m (plural xanguets)
- transparent goby (Aphia minuta)
- the juvenile form of various schooling fish, such as the pilchard and anchovy
Further reading edit
- “xanguet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.