saratoga

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US/ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə//ˌsɛrəˈtoʊɡə/

noun

Either of two species of osteoglossid fish of the genus Scleropages, native to northeastern Australia.

OriginNew Latin Ceratodus ← Ancient Greek κέρας →
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Meanings

saratoga1

nounsaratoga (plural saratogas)

plural saratogas

  1. Either of two species of osteoglossid fish of the genus Scleropages, native to northeastern Australia.

    They tell us that the fresh waters at Hainin must have been substantial, for they included the remains of a large predatorial fish known as a bonytongue, or saratoga.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 49

Saratoga2

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States.
    1. A city in Santa Clara County, California.

      Santa Clara County will no longer use Flock Safety as the primary vendor for their license plate readers in Cupertino, Saratoga and Los Altos Hills after a vote by the Board of Supervisors after a vote on Tuesday.

      2026 February 24, Dustin Dorsey, “Santa Clara County to stop using Flock Safety cameras in several cities after privacy concerns”, in KGO-TV, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026
    2. A neighbourhood of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly a town also known as Saratoga Springs.
    3. A town in Saratoga County, New York, adjacent to Saratoga Springs.
    4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Saratoga Township.
  2. A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
nounSaratoga (plural Saratogas)

plural Saratogas

  1. A cocktail resembling a Manhattan, with the base split between rye whiskey and cognac or brandy.

    But don't serve Saratogas to a meeting of the Ladies Aid Society. They're loaded with too much dynamite!

    1948, Lucy Corbett, Sidney Corbett, Long Windows, page 185

Origin

saratoga · noun

  1. Ancient Greekκέρας“horn”
  2. New LatinCeratodus“an extinct genus of lungfish”
  3. Englishsaratoga

Origin unknown. Perhaps a mispronunciation of New Latin Ceratodus (“an extinct genus of lungfish”), which is from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

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Saratoga · proper noun, noun

Corruption of a Mohawk word se-rach-ta-gue, sa-ra-ta-ke (“the hillside country of the quiet river”), which the early Dutch settlers interpreted as Sarachtoge. More at Saratoga.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with saratoga

yogatogaConestogaogadoga
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Cite this entry
APA

saratoga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saratoga

MLA

“saratoga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saratoga. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saratoga,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saratoga.

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