ayu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis, prized for its sweet-tasting flesh and subject to extensive aquaculture.
name
  1. A language spoken in Kaduna State of Nigeria.

Pronunciation

/ɑːjuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ayu.wav

Word forms

ayu ayus

Etymology

From Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).

Synonyms

ai

Related words

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