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)

1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

   Synonym: seitó

See also

• anxova

Further reading

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