Meanings
nounjack mackerel (plural jack mackerels)
plural jack mackerels
- Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.
Synonyms: jack, saurel, horse mackerel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.
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nouna California food fish
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Translations
Ancient Greek τράχουρος, σαῦρος
- τράχουρος (trákhouros)fish
- σαῦρος (saûros)fish
Arabic إِسْقُمَرِيّ حِصَان, طَرَاخُور
- إِسْقُمَرِيّ حِصَان (ʔisqumariyy ḥiṣān)fish
- طَرَاخُور (ṭarāḵūr)fish
Bulgarian сафри́д
- сафри́д (safríd)fish
Catalan sorell
- sorellfish
Dutch horsmakreel
- horsmakreelfish
French chinchard
- chinchardfish
German Stöcker, Bastardmakrele
- Stöckerfish
- Bastardmakrelefish
Greek σαυρίδι
- σαυρίδι (savrídi)fish
Irish bolmán
- bolmánfish
Italian sugarello
- sugarellofish
Japanese 鯵
- 鯵fish
Māori hauture
- hauturefish
Portuguese carapau
- carapaufish
Romanian stavrid
- stavridfish
Russian ставри́да
- ставри́да (stavrída)fish
Spanish jurel, chicharro
- jurelfish
- chicharrofish
Swedish taggmakrill
- taggmakrillfish
Turkish istavrit
- istavritfish
Ukrainian ставри́да
- ставри́да (stavrýda)fish
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jack mackerel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack%20mackerel
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“jack mackerel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack%20mackerel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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