porgy

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English

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Porgy (fish)

Etymology

From Portuguese or Spanish pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea bream”).

The similarity of porgy to paugie, especially in non-rhotic accents, may have reinforced both terms.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːɡi/

Noun

porgy (plural porgies)

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the seabream.
1. In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

fish of the family Sparidae

Bulgarian: спари (bg) n (spari)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: hammasahven
Galician: prabo m, esparo m
Greek: φαγγρί (el) n (fangrí)
Italian: dentice (it) m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: pargo (es) m

References

“porgy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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porgy at Fishbase

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “porgy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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