xanguet

Meaning

1. (masculine) transparent goby (Aphia minuta)
2. (masculine) the juvenile form of various schooling fish, such as the pilchard and anchovy

Concepts

whitebait

Translations

blanchaille

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ʃəŋˈɡɛt]

Etymology

Uncertain. The form of the word has been influenced by sang (“blood”) as the name is applied to various fishes also known as peixos sense sang or "fishes without blood".