beluga
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).
In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish ("European sturgeon") only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes "white whale".
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /bəˈluː.ɡə/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -uːɡə
Noun
beluga (plural belugas)
- A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
- Synonyms: beluga whale, white whale, sea canary
- A fish found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea (Huso huso), that is a source of caviar.
- Synonym: European sturgeon
Derived terms
Translations
cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas
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fish, Huso huso
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Catalan
Derived terms
- esturió beluga
Further reading
- “beluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Spanish
Further reading
- “beluga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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