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alalonga

noun
al·a·lon·ga | \ˌa-lə-ˈlȯŋ-gə\
variants: or less commonly alalunga \ˌa-lə-ˈləŋ-gə \ or alilonghi \ˌa-lə-ˈlȯŋ-gē \
plural -s

Definition of alalonga 

: an albacore (Thunnus germo)

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First Known Use of alalonga

1803, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alalonga

Italian; alalonga, alalunga from ala fin, wing (from Latin ala wing) + longa, lunga, feminine of longo, lungo long, from Latin longus; alilonghi from ali (plural of ala) + longhi, plural of longo

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