porgy

/ˈpɔɹɡi/ noun C1

a saltwater fish

Word Origin Porgy is a fish name borrowed from Greek phagros, a type of sea bream. The word likely came through Portuguese pargo. It's a straightforward name, but the Greek root might be related to phagein 'to eat'—so perhaps the fish was good eating. The same root gives us esophagus and sarcophagus (flesh-eater). So a porgy is a tasty fish with an ancient name.

noun a saltwater fish C1

The fisherman caught a large porgy off the coast.

(名词) 鲷鱼

渔民在海岸附近捕到了一条大鲷鱼。

(sustantivo) pargo; sargo [un pez de agua salada]

El pescador atrapó un pagro grande cerca de la costa.

(nom) pagre; dorade grise [Poisson marin de la famille des sparidés, vivant près des côtes.]

Le pêcheur a attrapé un gros pagre au large de la côte.

(Substantiv) Brasse; Meerbrasse [ein Speisefisch, der in Salzwasser lebt]

Der Fischer fing vor der Küste einen großen **porgy**.

(名詞) タイ科の海水魚。

漁師は沖合で大きなタイを釣った。

(substantivo) pargo [um peixe de água salgada]

O pescador pescou um grande pargo na costa.

Synonyms: sea bream scup bream

noun Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams. countable

We caught a large porgy while fishing off the Mediterranean coast.

(名词) 鲷鱼 【鲷科海鱼】

我们在地中海沿岸钓鱼时捕获了一条大鲷鱼。

(sustantivo) sargo; pargo; dentón [Cualquiera de varios peces de la familia Sparidae de los sargos.]

Pescamos un gran sargo mientras pescábamos frente a la costa del Mediterráneo.

(nom) dorade; daurade; pagre; sparidé [Poisson marin de la famille des sparidés, apparenté aux dorades.]

Nous avons pêché un gros **pagre** au large de la côte méditerranéenne.

(Substantiv) Brassen [Ein Fisch aus der Familie der Meerbrassen (Sparidae), der in verschiedenen Meeresregionen vorkommt.]

Wir haben beim Angeln vor der Mittelmeerküste einen großen **porgy** gefangen.

(名詞) 鯛科(Sparidae)に属するいくつかの魚の総称。タイの近縁種を含む海産魚。

私たちは地中海沖で釣りをしているときに、大きな鯛(ポーギー)を釣り上げた。

(substantivo) dourada; sargo; pargo [Qualquer um dos vários peixes da família Sparidae, as douradas-do-mar.]

Pescamos um grande porgy enquanto pescávamos na costa do Mediterrâneo.

Word parts: porgy

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