alec

nouncommon in dialogue

An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.

noun

1
An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
2
A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alec (“herring”).

Forms

plural: alecs

Aldo · A male given name from Italian.ale · A beer or beerlike drink produced by so-called warm…Ale · A surname.

alec · An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.

Alec · A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient…Alejandro · A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English…alert · Attentive; awake; on guard.

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