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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mack•er•el /ˈmækərəl, ˈmækrəl/USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -el, (esp. for kinds or species) -els. - Fisha food fish of the N Atlantic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mack•er•el (mak′ər əl, mak′rəl),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -el, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -els. - Fisha food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
- FishSee Spanish mackerel.
- Fishany of various similar fishes, as the Atka mackerel.
- Middle Dutch makelare broker (by metathesis), equivalent. to makel(en) to bring together + -are -er1
- Old French, perh. same word as Middle French maquerel pimp
- Middle English 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mackerel /ˈmækrəl/ n ( pl -rel, -rels)- a spiny-finned food fish, Scomber scombrus, occurring in northern coastal regions of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean: family Scombridae. It has a deeply forked tail and a greenish-blue body marked with wavy dark bands on the back
- any of various other fishes of the family Scombridae, such as Scomber colias (Spanish mackerel) and S. japonicus (Pacific mackerel)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French, from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin |