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corvina

cor·vi·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-vee-nuh]
    • /kɔrˈvi nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-vee-nuh]
    • /kɔrˈvi nə/

Definitions of corvina word

  • noun corvina a marine food fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, found in Pacific waters off Mexico and California 3
  • noun corvina any of several related marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae 3
  • noun corvina a gray, marine drum fish (Menticirrhus undulatus) found in the surf along the California coast 3
  • noun corvina any of several marine fishes valued for food and sport, as certain drum fish (genus Cynoscion) 3
  • abbreviation CORVINA corbina. 1

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Origin of corvina

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < Mexican Spanish, Spanish: kind of fish, feminine derivative of corvino corvine; so called from its color

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Parts of speech for Corvina

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

corvina popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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