roncador

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noun

Any of several species of Californian sciaenoid food fishes, especially Roncador stearnsi (spotfin croaker) and others in the family Sciaenidae.

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Meanings

nounroncador (plural roncadors)

plural roncadors

  1. Any of several species of Californian sciaenoid food fishes, especially Roncador stearnsi (spotfin croaker) and others in the family Sciaenidae.

Origin

  1. Spanishroncador“a snorer”
  2. Englishroncador

From Spanish roncador (“a snorer”), from roncar (“to snore”). So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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