roncador

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

roncador (plural roncadors)

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

References

• “roncador”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

From roncar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ruŋ.kəˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [roŋ.kəˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [roŋ.kaˈðoɾ]

Adjective

roncador (feminine roncadora, masculine plural roncadors, feminine plural roncadores)

1. snoring, roaring

Noun

roncador m (plural roncadors, feminine roncadora, feminine plural roncadores)

1. snorer
2. grunt (fish of the family Haemulidae)

   Synonym: xerla roncadora

Further reading

• “roncador”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From roncar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kaˈdoʁ/ [hõ.kaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kaˈdoʁ/ [hõ.kaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kaˈdoɾ/ [hõ.kaˈdoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kaˈdoʁ/ [χõ.kaˈdoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kaˈdoɻ/ [hõ.kaˈdoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kɐˈdoɾ/ [ʁõ.kɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kɐˈdoɾ/ [ʁõ.kɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁõ.kɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ʁõ.kɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: ron‧ca‧dor

Adjective

roncador (feminine roncadora, masculine plural roncadores, feminine plural roncadoras)

1. snoring, roaring

Noun

roncador m (plural roncadores, feminine roncadora, feminine plural roncadoras)

1. snorer
2. grunt (fish of the family Haemulidae)

Further reading

• “roncador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “roncador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “roncador”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “roncador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ronkaˈdoɾ/ [rõŋ.kaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ron‧ca‧dor

Noun

roncador m (plural roncadores)

1. snorer
2. roncador
3. grunt (fish of the family Haemulidae)

Further reading

• “roncador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025