alatxa

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin allēc (“fish sauce”), via Arabic or Mozarabic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈla.t͡ʃə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈla.t͡ʃa]

Noun

alatxa f (plural alatxes)

round sardinella (Sardinella aurita)

Derived terms

alatxera

Further reading

“alatxa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“alatxa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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