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English
Noun
alosa (plural alosas)
- shad
References
- "alosa" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
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Etymology
Inherited from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda (“tuft; skylark”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alosa f (plural aloses)
- shad (fish)
- Synonym: saboga
- skylark
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin alausa, from Gaulish *alawda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlɔ.za/
- Rhymes: -ɔza
- Hyphenation: a‧lò‧sa
Noun
alosa f (plural alose)
- shad (fish)
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Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
alōsa f (genitive alōsae); first declension
- Alternative form of alausa
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
References
Sotho
Verb
alosa
- to herd
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlosa/
- Rhymes: -osa
- Syllabification: a‧lo‧sa
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin alosa.
Noun
alosa f (plural alosas)
- (biology) alosa, shad
Etymology 2
Noun
alosa f (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) allose
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