seitó

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olives”), in reference to the colour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səjˈto]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sejˈto]

Noun

seitó m (plural seitons)

1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

   Synonym: aladroc

2. anchovy

   Synonym: anxova

Further reading

• “seitó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April