pejerrey

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Spanish

Etymology

From peje +‎ rey.

Noun

pejerrey m (plural pejerreyes)

  1. Any of various fish, known in English as smelts, grunions, or silversides.
    • 2015 July 30, “Mauricio Cicali, el alma del Bar Liguria”, in El País:
      Cuando comemos algo tan nuestro como los pejerreyes los picorocos o los piure se produce una conexión, porque la cocina es un espejo cósmico, en el que todas nuestras emociones se entrelazan en una olla con una cuchara”.
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