maquereau

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.kʁo/

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Etymology 1

From Old French maquerel.

Noun

maquereau m (plural maquereaux)

1. mackerel

Derived terms

• groseille à maquereau (“gooseberry”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch makelaar (“broker”).

Noun

maquereau m (plural maquereaux, feminine maquerelle)

1. (colloquial) pimp

   Synonyms: mac, proxénète

Descendants

• → Spanish: macró
• → Portuguese: macrô
• → Serbo-Croatian: makro

Further reading

• “maquereau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquereau.

Noun

maquereau m (plural maquereaus)

1. (Jersey) pimp