meleta

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian melletta (“mud”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [məˈlɛ.tə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məˈlə.tə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [meˈle.ta]
Homophone: maleta

Noun

meleta f (plural meletes)

round sardinella (Sardinella aurita)
Synonym: alatxa
European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
Synonyms: amploia, patoia

Further reading

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

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