Definitions for mackerelˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mack•er•elˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl(n.)(pl.)-el; -els.
any of various scombrid fishes, esp. a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the N Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
Category: Ichthyology
Category: Ichthyology
Ref: Spanish mackerel.
Origin of mackerel:
1250–1300; ME ma(c)kerel(l) < OF, perh. same word as MF maquerel pimp
Princeton's WordNet
mackerel(noun)
flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
mackerel(noun)
any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
Wiktionary
mackerel(Noun)
An edible fish of the family Scombridae, often speckled.
Origin: From maquerel, from a source.
Webster Dictionary
Mackerel(noun)
a pimp; also, a bawd
Mackerel(noun)
any species of the genus Scomber, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food
Translations for mackerel
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mackerel(noun)
a type of edible sea-fish, bluish green with wavy markings
They are fishing for mackerel; two mackerels.
- makrielAfrikaans
- الأسْقُمْري: سَمك بَحْريArabic
- скумрияBulgarian
- cavalaPortuguese (BR)
- makrelaCzech
- die MakreleGerman
- makrelDanish
- σκουμπρίGreek
- caballaSpanish
- makrellEstonian
- نوعی ماهی خوردنیFarsi
- makrilliFinnish
- maquereauFrench
- מָקָרֶלHebrew
- एक-प्रकार की समुद्री मछलीHindi
- lokarda, skušaCroatian
- makrélaHungarian
- nama ikanIndonesian
- makríllIcelandic
- sgombroItalian
- さばJapanese
- 고등어Korean
- skumbrėLithuanian
- makrele; skumbrijaLatvian
- sejenis ikan kembungMalay
- makreelDutch
- makrellNorwegian
- makrelaPolish
- نوعی ماهی خوردنیPersian
- يو ډول كبPashto
- cavalaPortuguese
- macrouRomanian
- скумбрияRussian
- makrelaSlovak
- skušaSlovenian
- skušaSerbian
- makrillSwedish
- ปลาทะเลแมกเคอเรลThai
- uskumru (balığı)Turkish
- 鯖魚Chinese (Trad.)
- скумбрія, макрельUkrainian
- سبزی مائل جسم والی خوردنی مچھلیUrdu
- cá thuVietnamese
- 鲭鱼Chinese (Simp.)
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