салака

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Russian

салака

Etymology

Borrowed from a Finnic language, from Proto-Finnic *salakka.

Pronunciation

Noun

сала́ка (salákaf anim (genitive сала́ки, nominative plural сала́ки, genitive plural сала́к)

  1. (zoology) Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras)
  2. (colloquial) noob, rookie, greenhorn (m or f)
    Synonym: сала́га (salága)

Declension