vendace

[ ven-dis, -deys ]

noun

, plural ven·dac·es, (especially collectively) ven·dace.

1. a whitefish, Coregonus vandesius, inhabiting lakes in Scotland and England.

vendace

/ ˈvɛndeɪs /

noun

1. either of two small whitefish, Coregonus vandesius ( Lochmaben vendace ) or C. gracilior ( Cumberland vendace ), occurring in lakes in Scotland and NW England respectively See also powan

Word History and Origins

Origin of vendace¹

1690–1700; originally Scots, apparently < French vandoise, Old French vendoise any of various cyprinid fish (< Gallo-Romance *vindisia, probably derivative of Celtic *wind- white, bright; compare Old Irish find, Welsh gwyn ); perhaps conflated with a local Scots word (compare the variant gevenaces )

Word History and Origins

Origin of vendace¹

C18: from New Latin vandēsius, from Old French vandoise, probably of Celtic origin

Example Sentences

Nothing is ever found visible to the naked eye in the stomach of the Vendace.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mill Loch, another and lesser of those surrounding the burgh, also contains vendace, which are fished for one day in August.

From Project Gutenberg