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alalonga

noun
al·​a·​lon·​ga | \ ËŒa-lÉ™-ˈlȯŋ-gÉ™\
variants: or less commonly alalunga \ ËŒa-​lÉ™-​ˈləŋ-​gÉ™ \ or alilonghi \ ËŒa-​lÉ™-​ˈlȯŋ-​gÄ“ \
plural -s

Definition of alalonga

: an albacore (Thunnus germo)

First Known Use of alalonga

1803, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alalonga

Italian; alalonga, alalunga from ala fin, wing (from Latin ala wing) + longa, lunga, feminine of longo, lungo long, from Latin longus; alilonghi from ali (plural of ala) + longhi, plural of longo

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