vobla
vobla noun: a Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus), formerly considered a subspecies of the common roach.
Noun
vobla (plural voblas)
- A Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus), formerly considered a subspecies of the common roach.
- The „vobla“ (Leuciscus rutilus Lin.) is one of the most important food fishes of this region. […] This vobla is very fat and is more stoutly built, than the northern roach, but cannot otherwise be distinguished from the same.1900 September, Einar Lönnberg, “Short notes on Caspian fishes”, in Revue Internationale de Pêche et de Pisciculture, Volume II, Number 2, Russian Imperial Society of Fishculture and Fisheries, page 4
- In this connexion, the cost of “vobla,”¹ which to some extent replaces the herring, has soared upwards. […] Dried “vobla,” which is a popular article of food, and was formerly sold at one copeck per fish, now sells at from 5 to 10 copecks for the smaller fish, and 20 copecks for the larger. ¶ […] ¶...1918, I. Pelferoff, “Fisheries”, Chapter IX of Arthur Raffalovich (editor), Russia: Its Trade and Commerce, P. S. King & Son, page 221
- Synonyms:
- Caspian roach, wobla
Synonyms of vobla
Forms of vobla
| plural | voblas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wobla |
Origin of vobla
Loanword from Russian во́бла (vóbla)
Questions about vobla
- What does vobla mean?
- Vobla means a Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus), formerly considered a subspecies of the common roach.
- What part of speech is vobla?
- Vobla is a noun.
- What is the plural of vobla?
- The plural of vobla is voblas.
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