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king mackerel

king mack·er·el
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [king mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /kɪŋ ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/
    • /kɪŋ ˈmæk.rəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [king mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /kɪŋ ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/

Definitions of king mackerel words

  • noun king mackerel a game fish, Scomberomorus cavalla, found in the western Atlantic Ocean. 1
  • noun king mackerel fish of the Atlantic Ocean 1
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Origin of king mackerel

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for King mackerel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of King mackerel

king mackerel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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