dace

Meaning

1. A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
2. (US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.

Synonyms

Leuciscus leuciscus

corporal

dare

hazel

mohawk

white

whitening

American chub

Chinese mud carp

chivin

species of fish

fallfish

mud carp

chub

roughnosed chub

Translations

vandoise

Leuciscus leuciscus

Weißfisch

albur

serpeling

Hasel

κέφαλος

ασπρόψαρο

witvis

pardelha

avellano

breca

السمك النهري

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deɪs/

Etymology

Old variant of earlier darse, from Late Middle English darse (also as dace already), from Old French darz, oblique plural form of dart (“spear; javelin”).
For a similar loss of r, compare bass, while for the pronunciation with /eɪ/, see scarce.