Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
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Origin
- Ancient Greekφάγρος“sea bream”
- Latinphagrum
- Spanishpargo
- Englishporgy
From Portuguese or Spanish pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea bream”). The similarity of porgy to paugie, especially in non-rhotic accents, may have reinforced both terms.
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Bulgarian спари
- спари (spari)fish of the family Sparidae
Czech mořan
- mořanfish of the family Sparidae
Finnish hammasahven
- hammasahvenfish of the family Sparidae
Greek φαγγρί
- φαγγρί (fangrí)fish of the family Sparidae
Hungarian durbincs
- durbincsfish of the family Sparidae
Italian dentice
- denticefish of the family Sparidae
Spanish pargo
- pargofish of the family Sparidae
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Cite this entry
porgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porgy
“porgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porgy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porgy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porgy.
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