porgy

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Etymology

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From Portuguese or Spanish pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, sea bream).[1]

The similarity of porgy to paugie, especially in non-rhotic accents, may have reinforced both terms.

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Noun

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porgy (plural porgies)

  1. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the seabream.
    1. In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).
      • 2023, Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto, Fleet, pages 244-245:
        Cooper’s was also a fishmonger, with rows of porgies, snapper, and flounder on ice that slowly melted and dribbled pink water into white buckets.

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “porgy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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