vendace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two types of whitefish, Coregonus albula and Coregonus vandesius.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɛndɪs/ /ˈvɛndeɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vendace.wav

Word forms

vendace vendaces

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots vendace, from Middle Scots *vendois, *vendis, from Middle French vendoise, vandoise (“dace”), from Old French vendoise, vandoise, from Late Latin *vindēsia, *vindisia, from Gaulish *windēsyā, from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white”). Compare modern French vandoise (“dace”).

Synonyms

European cisco
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