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Word - rootword - affixes
malangsi - langsi - ma-~
ma.lang.si. - 3 syllables

ma- = malangsi
malangsi

malangsi [ma.lang.si.] : herring (n.) [isda]
langsi [lang.si.] : fishy (adj.); gamey (adj.)

Derivatives of langsi


Glosses:
herring
n. (food)1. herringvaluable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled.
~ clupea harangus, herringcommercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific.
~ saltwater fishflesh of fish from the sea used as food.
~ kipper, kippered herringsalted and smoked herring.
~ bloaterlarge fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked.
~ pickled herringherring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar).
~ smoked herring, red herringa dried and smoked herring having a reddish color.
~ brisling, spratsmall fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines.
~ whitebaitminnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole.
n. (animal)2. clupea harangus, herringcommercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific.
~ food fishany fish used for food by human beings.
~ clupeid, clupeid fishany of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas.
~ clupea, genus clupeatype genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings.
~ atlantic herring, clupea harengus harengusimportant food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic.
~ clupea harengus pallasii, pacific herringimportant food fish of the northern Pacific.
~ herringvaluable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled.
gamey
adj. 1. blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicysuggestive of sexual impropriety.; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
~ sexymarked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest.; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
adj. 2. gamey, gamy, high(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted.
~ ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smellinghaving an unpleasant smell.
adj. 3. game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkywilling to face danger.
~ brave, courageouspossessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"