carapau

Meaning

1. (masculine) Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus, a fish of the northeast Atlantic)
2. (Azores, Portugal, masculine) blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo, a fish of the northeastern Atlantic)
3. (Brazil, masculine) blue runner (Caranx crysos, a fish of the Atlantic)
4. (Brazil, masculine) horse-eye jack (Caranx latus, a fish of subtropical South Atlantic)
5. (Brazil, masculine) Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus, a fish of the Atlantic)
6. (Brazil, masculine) mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus, a fish found is most oceans)
7. (Brazil, masculine) round scad (Decapterus punctatus, a fish of the Atlantic)
8. (masculine, slang) stick (very thin person)

Concepts

mackerel

pilchard

jack

scad

horse mackerel

jack mackerel

sardine

Synonyms

cavala

sardinha

carapau-branco

chicharro

Translations

verat

sgombro

maquereau

Makrele

uskumuru

cavalla

σκουμπρί

caballa

Sardine

chinchard

sardine

maquereau commun

maquereau bleu

Pilchard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.ɾaˈpaw/

Etymology

Unknown origin.