porgy
pronunciation
How to pronounce porgy in British English:
UK ['pɒrgɪ]
How to pronounce porgy in American English:
US ['pɔgɪ]
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- Noun:
- lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
- important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide
Word Origin
- porgy (n.)
- name given to various sea fishes, 1725, probably from pargo "sea bream" (1550s), from Spanish or Portuguese pargo, from Latin phagrum (nom. phager), from Greek phagros "sea bream."