bagre
noun
ba·gre
ˈbä(ˌ)grā,
ˈba-,
-₋rē,
-₋rə
1
plural -s : any of various catfishes especially of Spanish-American waters
2
capitalized : the genus (family Ariidae) to which the gaff-topsail catfish belongs
Word History
Etymology
Spanish & Portuguese, from Arabic bāghir, baghār, probably from Latin pagrus, a bream
First Known Use
circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1