mackerel
English
/ˈmækɹəl/
noun
Definitions
- An edible fish of the family Scombridae, often speckled.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French maquerel.
Origin
Old French
maquerel
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mackereler English
- mackerelled English
- mackerelly English
- macula Latin
- maccarello Italian
- maquereau French
- makerel Middle English
- maquerel Old French
- makereel Middle Dutch
- makrēle Middle High German