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- [pawr-gee]
- /ˈpɔr gi/
- /ˈpɔː.ɡi/
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- [pawr-gee]
- /ˈpɔr gi/
Definitions of porgy word
- noun plural porgy a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America. 1
- noun plural porgy any of several other sparid fishes, as the scup. 1
- noun porgy fish 1
- noun porgy any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters 0
- noun porgy any of various similar or related fishes 0
- noun porgy any of a family (Sparidae) of marine percoid food fishes having spiny fins and a wide body covered with large scales, as the scup, the pinfish, and the sheepshead 0
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Origin of porgy
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; porg(o), variant of pargo (< Spanish or Portuguese < Latin pag(a)rus kind of fish < Greek págros, variant of phágros) + -y2
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Parts of speech for Porgy
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porgy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
porgy usage trend in Literature
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