scad

Significat (Anglès)

1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
2. (Canada, US, in-plural, informal) A large number or quantity.

Sinònims

a great deal

jack

kingfish

horse mackerel

Selar

jack mackerel

queenfish

Traduccions

jurel

μεγάλη ποσότης

chinchard

saurel

sugarello

sugherello

sugarello pittato

suro

Trachurus trachurus

Selar

Hors

μεγάλη ποσότητα

Holzmakrele

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/skad/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.