Etymology

cackerel

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Today it means: The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times. Full definition →

Old French caquerel
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  1. Old French · derived fromcaquerel
  2. English todaycackerel

From Old French caquerel, cagarel, from the root of English cack.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.