different between almose vs alose

English

Noun

almose (plural almoses)

1. (obsolete) alms

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir John Cheke to this entry?)

   • 1557, Martin Bucer, A treatise how by the Worde of God, Christian mens Almose ought to be distributed

Anagrams

• Meolas, Salome, amoles, lame-os, lameos, maleos, selma'o, semola

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese almoço.

Alternative forms

• almosu (Sotavento)

Noun

almose

1. (Barlavento) lunch

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, ?ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

English

Etymology

French, from Latin alosa or alausa.

Noun

alose (plural aloses)

1. A fish, the European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
2. The American shad (Alosa sapidissima).

Anagrams

• Læsø, aloes, oleas

French

Etymology

From Gaulish *alausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.loz/
• Homophone: aloses

Noun

alose f (plural aloses)

1. shad (fishes of the herring family)

Further reading

• “alose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• aloès

Italian

Noun

alose f

1. plural of alosa

Anagrams

• aleso, alesò
• asole
• esalo, esalò