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Word: Porgy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: probably an alteration of pargo, from Spanish and Portuguese pargo, apparently from Latin pagrus, a kind of fish, from Greek phagros
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɔːɡi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a deep-bodied fish related to the sea breams, which is typically silvery but sometimes changes to a blotched pattern. It usually lives in warm coastal waters.
Short Definition:deep-bodied fish related to sea breams
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