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单词 escolar
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Definition of escolar in English:

escolar

nounˌɛskəˈlɑːˌeskəˈlär
  • A large, elongated predatory fish occurring in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world.

    Family Gempylidae: several genera and species

    Also called snake mackerel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For the fish, I used a blend of tropical fish (tuna, swordfish and escolar), which I had bought frozen at my local frozen-food store.
    • Often there is escolar, a startlingly oil-rich, satiny white fish that is often mislabeled in sushi bars as ‘white tuna.’

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, literally 'scholar', so named because the ringed markings around the eyes resemble spectacles.

 
 

Definition of escolar in US English:

escolar

nounˌeskəˈlär
  • A large, elongated predatory fish occurring in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world.

    Family Gempylidae: several genera and species

    Also called snake mackerel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Often there is escolar, a startlingly oil-rich, satiny white fish that is often mislabeled in sushi bars as ‘white tuna.’
    • For the fish, I used a blend of tropical fish (tuna, swordfish and escolar), which I had bought frozen at my local frozen-food store.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, literally ‘scholar’, so named because the ringed markings around the eyes resemble spectacles.

 
 
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