orfe

/ ɔːf /

noun

1. a small slender European cyprinoid fish, Idus idus, occurring in two colour varieties, namely the silver orfe and the golden orfe, popular aquarium fishes Compare goldfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of orfe¹

C17: from German; related to Latin orphus, Greek orphos the sea perch

Example Sentences

The soloist, John Orfe, sounded magnificent throughout, whether pummeling or delicately shaping Ligeti’s emotionally varied piano motifs.

From New York Times

He's hoping to sell the goldfish - which he says have grown well in the canal - and use the cash to buy more golden orfe to replace them.

From BBC

In total, 280 fish were released - a mixture of goldfish and another similarly orange species, golden orfe.

From BBC

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From Project Gutenberg

A theatrical piece, it imagines a fictional meeting between John Lennon and Karlheinz Stockhausen, and includes Matt Marks’s orchestral arrangement of the Beatles’ “Revolution 9” and works by Luciano Berio and John Orfe.

From New York Times