cackerel

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noun

The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.

OriginOld French caquerel →
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Meanings

nouncackerel (plural cackerels)

plural cackerels

  1. The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcaquerel
  2. Englishcackerel

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

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APA

cackerel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cackerel

MLA

“cackerel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cackerel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cackerel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cackerel.

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