GASPEREAU

Etymology

Noun

gaspereau (plural gaspereaus)

(Canada, dated) An alewife (type of fish).

Source: Wiktionary


Gas"per*eau, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The alewife. [Local, Canada]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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