mackerel

[ mak-er-uhl, mak-ruhl ]

/ ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl /

noun, plural (especially collectively) mack·er·el, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) mack·er·els.

a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.

Spanish mackerel.

any of various similar fishes, as the Atka mackerel.

Origin of mackerel

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French, perhaps same word as Middle French maquerel pimp <Middle Dutch makelare broker (by metathesis), equivalent to makel(en) to bring together + -are-er¹

Words nearby mackerel

Mackellar, Mackem, Mackensen, Mackenzie, Mackenzie Mountains, mackerel, mackerel breeze, mackerel gull, mackerel shark, mackerel sky, Mackerras

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Example sentences from the Web for mackerel

The mackerel is a summer fish, coming and going with the regularity of the equinoxes themselves.
American Merchant Ships and Sailors|Willis J. Abbot
The mackerel came in "schools" in late summer, and sometimes were very plentiful.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11|Various
Whereupon the herring, the mackerel, and the dogfish swam forward, and each claimed to be king.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod
Mackerel rarely show in rough weather, even if you could put out a seine-boat and go after them.
The Seiners|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

No more lines of retreat will be kept open, and henceforth the Mackerel Brigade is to make nothing but great captures.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2|Robert H. Newell

British Dictionary definitions for mackerel

mackerel

/ (ˈmækrəl) /

noun plural -rel or -rels

a spiny-finned food fish, Scomber scombrus, occurring in northern coastal regions of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean: family Scombridae. It has a deeply forked tail and a greenish-blue body marked with wavy dark bands on the backCompare Spanish mackerel (def. 1)

any of various other fishes of the family Scombridae, such as Scomber colias (Spanish mackerel) and S. japonicus (Pacific mackerel)

See horse mackerel

Word Origin for mackerel

C13: from Anglo-French, from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mackerel
释义	mackerel [ mak-er-uhl, mak-ruhl ] / ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl / noun, plural (especially collectively) mack·er·el, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) mack·er·els. a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back. Spanish mackerel. any of various similar fishes, as the Atka mackerel. Origin of mackerel 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French, perhaps same word as Middle French maquerel pimp <Middle Dutch makelare broker (by metathesis), equivalent to makel(en) to bring together + -are-er¹ Words nearby mackerel Mackellar, Mackem, Mackensen, Mackenzie, Mackenzie Mountains, mackerel, mackerel breeze, mackerel gull, mackerel shark, mackerel sky, Mackerras Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mackerel The mackerel is a summer fish, coming and going with the regularity of the equinoxes themselves. American Merchant Ships and Sailors\|Willis J. Abbot The mackerel came in "schools" in late summer, and sometimes were very plentiful. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11\|Various Whereupon the herring, the mackerel, and the dogfish swam forward, and each claimed to be king. The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)\|Fiona Macleod Mackerel rarely show in rough weather, even if you could put out a seine-boat and go after them. The Seiners\|James B. (James Brendan) Connolly No more lines of retreat will be kept open, and henceforth the Mackerel Brigade is to make nothing but great captures. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2\|Robert H. Newell British Dictionary definitions for mackerel mackerel / (ˈmækrəl) / noun plural -rel or -rels a spiny-finned food fish, Scomber scombrus, occurring in northern coastal regions of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean: family Scombridae. It has a deeply forked tail and a greenish-blue body marked with wavy dark bands on the backCompare Spanish mackerel (def. 1) any of various other fishes of the family Scombridae, such as Scomber colias (Spanish mackerel) and S. japonicus (Pacific mackerel) See horse mackerel Word Origin for mackerel C13: from Anglo-French, from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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