Phrase guide

red porgy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Pagrus pagrus, the common seabream, of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Pagrus major, the red seabream, of the Western Pacific Ocean.

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noun

Meaning 3

food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Pagrus pagrus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: porgy

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: rubiel — Pagrus pagrus
  • Asturian: rubiellu — Pagrus pagrus
  • Asturian: mazote — Pagrus pagrus
  • Basque: txelba arrunta — Pagrus pagrus
  • Catalan: pagre — Pagrus pagrus
  • Catalan: pargo (Tortosa, Castelló) — Pagrus pagrus
  • Catalan: pagra — Pagrus pagrus
  • Catalan: pàguera — Pagrus pagrus
  • Corsican: paragu cumunu — Pagrus pagrus
  • Finnish: pargo — Pagrus pagrus
  • French: pagre commun — Pagrus pagrus
  • French: pagre rouge — Pagrus pagrus
  • Galician: prago — Pagrus pagrus
  • German: Gemeine Meerbrasse — Pagrus pagrus
  • Ancient Greek: φάγρος (phágros) — Pagrus pagrus
  • Italian: pagro — Pagrus pagrus
  • Portuguese: pargo — Pagrus pagrus
  • Portuguese: calunga — Pagrus pagrus
  • Spanish: pargo común — Pagrus pagrus
  • Turkish: mercan balığı — Pagrus pagrus
  • Finnish: punahammasahven — Pagrus major
  • Japanese: 真鯛 (madai) — Pagrus major