vioç

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from vijë (“stripe”) +‎ -oç, as the fish has stripes on its body.

Noun

vioç m (definite vioçi)

  1. thinlip mullet (Chelon ramada)
    Synonyms: balçak, kokllan, qefull dimri, qerf

References

  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “vioçi”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 353b
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