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spanish mackerel

Span·ish mack·er·el
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [span-ish mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /ˈspæn ɪʃ ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [span-ish mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /ˈspæn ɪʃ ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/

Definitions of spanish mackerel words

  • noun spanish mackerel an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. 1
  • noun spanish mackerel any of various similar scombroid fishes. 1
  • noun spanish mackerel (in California) the jack mackerel. 1
  • noun spanish mackerel any scombroid food fish of the genus Scomberomorus, esp S. maculatus, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc) 0
  • noun spanish mackerel a mackerel, Scomber colias, of European and E North American coasts that is similar to the common Atlantic mackerel 0
  • noun spanish mackerel any of various related marine food fishes, esp Scomberomerus Commerson 0
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Origin of spanish mackerel

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Spanish mackerel

noun
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spanish mackerel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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