aladroc

Catalan

Alternative forms

alagroc (Mallorca)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan *alazdroc, from Arabic الْأَزْرَق (al-ʔazraq, “the blue one”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ləˈðɾɔk]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.laˈðɾɔk]

Noun

aladroc m (plural aladrocs)

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Synonym: seitó

See also

anxova

Further reading

“aladroc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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