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tinca.

a small fish, the tench

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a small fish, the tench

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably of Gaulish or other Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to dissolve, melt”). The fish was thought to be poisonous, and for the Celtic root compare Old Irish tám (“plague, death”).

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