saboga
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin samauca, with change of m to b, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
saboga f (plural sabogues)
- any fish of the genus Alosa, particularly the allis shad (Alosa alosa)
- Synonym: alosa
Further reading
- “saboga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin samauca, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [saˈβoɣɐ]
Noun
saboga f (plural sabogas)
- salema porgy, goldline (Sarpa salpa)
References
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “saboga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “sábalo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos