Porgy
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
- 2 important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide wordnet
- 3 Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.; In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).
"Cooper’s was also a fishmonger, with rows of porgies, snapper, and flounder on ice that slowly melted and dribbled pink water into white buckets."
- 4 lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States wordnet
Example
More examples"Hey, is this fish tasty for real? It looks like a black porgy who'd fallen in with mobsters and been put on the country's most wanted list!?"
Etymology
From Portuguese or Spanish pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea bream”). The similarity of porgy to paugie, especially in non-rhotic accents, may have reinforced both terms.
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