alose

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noun

European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.

OriginFrench alose ← Latin alausa ← Gaulish *alausa →
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Meanings

nounalose (plural aloses)

plural aloses

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

Origin

  1. Gaulish*alausa
  2. Latinalausa
  3. Frenchalose
  4. Englishalose

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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