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 origin
C18: from New Latin vandēsius, from Old French vandoise, probably of Celtic origin
vendace in American English
(ˈvɛnˌdeɪs)
nounWord forms: pluralˈvenˌdace or ˈvenˌdaces
any of various European whitefishes (genus Coregonus) of the lakes of England and Scotland