Home › Words › A › alosealosealose · noun — any of certain shad:; European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from French alose, from Latin alausa, from unattested Gaulish *alausa. Cognate with German Alse.nounAny of certain shad:; European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.Any of certain shad:; American shad (Alosa sapidissima).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.allice 84% match — A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa). vs alose →alosid 82% match — Any shad of the genus Alosa. vs alose →alosa 69% match — shad vs alose →alosine 65% match — Any shad of the subfamily Alosinae vs alose →alestid 60% match — Any member of the family Alestidae. vs alose →albie 60% match — A false albacore. vs alose →alewhap 59% match — an alewife vs alose →alish 59% match — Resembling or characteristic of ale. vs alose →