alce
/ˈalθe/ · B2 · noun · m
elk
🫎 alce sounds like 'AL-thay' — Al sells THAY (hay) to the moose
Say it as AL-the (Spain: th as in think). Anchor it with the name Al: Al feeds hay to the alce. Same root as Latin alces and English elk, so the word is old and shared across Europe.