alosa

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noun

shad

OriginLatin alausa ← Gaulish *alausa →
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Meanings

nounalosa (plural alosas)

plural alosas

  1. shad

Origin

  1. Gaulish*alausa
  2. Latinalausa
  3. Englishalosa

Borrowed from Latin alausa, from Gaulish *alausa. Doublet of alose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

alosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alosa

MLA

“alosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alosa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alosa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alosa.

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