cackerel

English

Etymology

From Old French caquerel, cagarel, from the root of English cack.

Noun

cackerel (plural cackerels)

1. The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.

References

• “cackerel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.