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noun, plural (especially collectively) por·gy, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) por·gies.
1.
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
2.
any of several other sparid fishes, as the scup.
Origin:
1715–25; porg(o), variant of pargo (< Spanish or Portuguese < Latin pag(a)rus kind of fish < Greek págros, variant of phágros) + -y2
1715–25; porg(o), variant of pargo (< Spanish or Portuguese < Latin pag(a)rus kind of fish < Greek págros, variant of phágros) + -y2
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Porgy
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| porgy (ˈpɔːɡɪ) | |
| —n , pl -gy, -gies | |
| 1. | scup See also sheepshead Also called: pogy any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters |
| 2. | any of various similar or related fishes |
| [C18: from Spanish pargo, from Latin phager type of fish, from Greek phagros sea bream] | |
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Word Origin & History
porgy
name given to various sea fishes, 1725, probably from pargo (1557) "sea bream," from Sp. or Port. pargo, from L. phagrum, acc. of phager, from Gk. phagros "sea bream."
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