mackerel
Pronunciation: /ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/
The English word “mackerel” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,
- Typically Scomber scombrus in the British isles.
- A true mackerel, any fish of tribe Scombrini (Scomber spp., Rastrelliger spp.)
- Certain other similar small fish in families Carangidae, Gempylidae, and Hexagrammidae.
- A regular pattern, similar to fish scales, of undulating small clouds with sky visible between them.
- A pimp; also, a bawd.
Etymology
From Middle English mackerell, macrell, macrelle, makarell, makerel, makerell, makerelle, makrel, makrell, makyrelle, from Old French maquerel. Further origin unknown.
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