alewife
alewife · alewives
сероспинка, элевайф
сіроспинка
Großaugenhering
A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengusA migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
UK/ˈeɪlwʌɪf/US/ˈeɪlˌwaɪf/
Значение
значений: 3A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
Großaugenhering
сероспинкаserospinka, элевайфelevajf
сіроспинкаsirospynka
Any of several species similar in appearance.
(архаичное)A woman who keeps an alehouse.
Wirtin, Schankwirtin
Ещё определения
- shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
- flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
Переводы
языков: 7Українська
По значениям 1
Alosa pseudoharengus:
Русский
По значениям 1
Alosa pseudoharengus:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
female publican:
Alosa pseudoharengus:
Происхождение
From ale + wife. Unknown. Possibly from aloof, the Narragansett name of a fish. See WinthFrom ale + wife.
Unknown. Possibly from aloof, the Narragansett name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America, “Phil Trans.” No. 142, p. 1065, and Baddam’s “Memoirs,” vol. ii. p. 131.
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Формы
мн. число: alewivesСинонимы
синонимов: 8Близкие по смыслу
- shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus:Alosa pseudoharengusPomolobus pseudoharengus