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perca

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɾka/

“perca” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. perch, Perca fluviatilis
  2. bass

In Spanish

  1. (Percidae) Cualquiera de los peces teleósteos de agua dulce de la familia Percidae.
  2. (Perca fluviatilis) Pez teleósteo de río, del suborden de los acantopterigios, que llega a tener sesenta centímetros de largo, de cuerpo oblongo, cubierto de escamas duras y ásperas, verdoso en el lomo, plateado en el vientre y dorado con seis o siete fajas negruzcas en los costados. Es comestible, aunque generalmente es menos apreciado que el salmón al ser un pez rastrero.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”).

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