garoupa

Meaning

1. (feminine) grouper (large fish of the subfamily Epiphelinae)
2. (Brazil, feminine, slang) a R$100 bill, which bears the image of a grouper

Concepts

grouper

groupers

gag

jewfish

cabrilla

large grouper

Synonyms

mero

mero-tigre

Translations

Zackenbarsch

mero

mérou

cernia

أخفس

cernie

tétarde

sciarrano o perchia

Judenfisch

cernia golia

cernia gigante

cerna

tandbaars

epinephelus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaˈɾo(w).pɐ/

Etymology

Of debated origin: probably from an indigenous language of South America (perhaps Old Tupi). Or, from Latin clupea (“type of herring”).