jurel
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic شُورِيل (šuríl), from Latin saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xuˈɾel/ [xuˈɾel]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: ju‧rel
Noun
jurel m (plural jureles)
- jack mackerel (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus)
- any of a large number of other fishes
Quotations
a. 1913, Arturo Reyes, Pecado y penitencia:
- Terminado que hubo la comida, levantóse de la mesa, ahíto de sopa, de jureles y de ensalada de escarola
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jurel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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