Definition of MACKEREL

mackerel

Meanings

Plural: mackerel, mackerels

Noun

  • flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
  • any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
  • Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,
  • Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,
  • typically Scomber scombrus in the British isles.
  • A true mackerel, any fish of tribe Scombrini (Scomber spp., Rastrelliger spp.)
  • Certain other similar small fish in families Carangidae, Gempylidae, and Hexagrammidae.
  • A pimp; also, a bawd.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mackerell, macrell, macrelle, makarell, makerel, makerell, makerelle, makrel, makrell, makyrelle, from Old French maquerel. Further origin unknown.

Scrabble Score: 16

mackerel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mackerel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mackerel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

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