macré

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French maquerel, from a Germanic source.

Noun

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macré m (plural macrés)

  1. (Guernsey) mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 539:
      L'âne de Balaam a pâlaï j'airon du macré.
      Balaam's ass has spoken, we shall soon have mackerel.