meleta

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian melletta (“mud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məˈlɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məˈlə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [meˈle.ta]
• Homophone: maleta

Noun

meleta f (plural meletes)

1. round sardinella (Sardinella aurita)

   Synonym: alatxa

2. European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

   Synonyms: amploia, patoia

Further reading

• “meleta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007