porgy

English

Etymology

From Spanish or Portuguese pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φαγρος (phagros, “sea bream”).^[1]

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

Noun

porgy (plural porgies)

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the sea bream.
1. In particular, the scup (paugie).

Derived terms

Derived terms

grass porgy
jolthead porgy

red porgy
sheepshead porgy

Translations

fish of the family Sparidae

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: hammasahven
Greek: φαγγρί (el) n (fangrí)

Italian: dentice (it) m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: pargo m

References

↑ “porgy” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Anagrams

gropy

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