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porgy

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpɔːɡi/(UK)

Definition of porgy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
  2. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
    “Cooper’s was also a fishmonger, with rows of porgies, snapper, and flounder on ice that slowly melted and dribbled pink water into white buckets.”

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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.

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