ayu

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/ɑːjuː/

noun

A sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis, prized for its sweet-tasting flesh and subject to extensive aquaculture.

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ai
OriginJapanese 鮎 →
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Meanings

ayu1

nounayu (usually uncountable, plural ayus)

plural ayus

  1. uncountableusuallyA sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis, prized for its sweet-tasting flesh and subject to extensive aquaculture.

    Synonyms: ai

Ayu2

proper noun
  1. A language spoken in Kaduna State of Nigeria.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis, prized for its sweet-tasting flesh and subject to extensive aquaculture.

Similar
ai
Also see
plecoglossidsweetfish

Origin

  1. Japanese鮎“sweetfish”
  2. Englishayu

From Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 香魚 /香鱼
  • 香魚 /香鱼amphidromous fish
Chinese Mandarin 香魚 /香鱼
  • 香魚 /香鱼 (xiāngyú)amphidromous fish
Czech aju
  • ajuamphidromous fish
Estonian aiu
  • aiuamphidromous fish
Finnish aju
  • ajuamphidromous fish
Korean 은어
  • 은어 (euneo)amphidromous fish
Vietnamese cá thơm, cá hương
  • cá thơmamphidromous fish
  • cá hươngamphidromous fish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Yau
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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