peje

See also: Peje and pěje

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.jɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛjɛ
• Syllabification: pe‧je

Noun

peje

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of peja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pexe, borrowed from e.g. Asturian or Aragonese, from Latin piscem. Doublet of pez, the indigenous Castilian outcome. Compare also Portuguese peixe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpexe/ [ˈpe.xe]
• Rhymes: -exe
• Syllabification: pe‧je

Noun

peje m (plural pejes)

1. fish

   Synonym: pez

Derived terms

• pejegallo
• pejelagarto
• pejepalo
• pejerrey
• pejesapo

 

Related terms

• pescado
• pescar

 

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “pez”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 512

Further reading

• “peje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014