xanguet
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. The form of the word has been influenced by sang (“blood”) as the name is applied to various fishes also known as peixos sense sang or "fishes without blood".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xanguet m (plural xanguets)
- transparent goby (Aphia minuta)
- the juvenile form of various schooling fish, such as the pilchard and anchovy
Further reading[edit]
- “xanguet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.