jurel

English

Noun

jurel (plural jurels)

1. The jack, edible fish of the genera Caranx or Trachurus.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic شُورِيل (šuríl), from Latin saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈɾel/ [xuˈɾel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: ju‧rel

Noun

jurel m (plural jureles)

1. jack mackerel (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus)
2. any of a large number of other fishes

Quotations

a. 1913, Arturo Reyes, Pecado y penitencia:

Terminado que hubo la comida, levantóse de la mesa, ahíto de sopa, de jureles y de ensalada de escarola

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Derived terms

• jurelero

 

Further reading

• “jurel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014