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alose

alose noun: european shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.

Noun

alose (plural aloses)

  1. European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
  2. American shad (Alosa sapidissima).

Forms of alose

pluralaloses

Origin of alose

Borrowed from French alose, from Latin alausa, from unattested Gaulish *alausa. Cognate with German Alse.

Questions about alose

What does alose mean?
Alose means european shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
What part of speech is alose?
Alose is a noun.
What is the plural of alose?
The plural of alose is aloses.

Words near alose in the dictionary

  1. Alorese
  2. aloricate
  3. Alos
  4. alosa
  5. alosas
  6. alose
  7. aloses
  8. alosetron
  9. alosid
  10. alosids
  11. alosine

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