Etymology

alburn

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Today it means: The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales. Full definition →

Late Latin alburnus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromalburnus
  2. English todayalburn

Borrowed from Late Latin alburnus. Cognate with alburnum and auburn.

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