maquereau
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
maquereauattested, in Old French, in the form maquerel. the word would be related to the family of maquer, mascher, macher ('to strike, bruise', hence 'to stain'), the mackerel being a speckled animal, see mascheure, 'stain' in Old French.
Definitions
- zoologie
- zoologie
Synonyms
Feminine
Plural
maquereaux
Hyperonyms
téléostéenscombridé
Translations
german:Zuhälter
english:pimp
danish:alfons
spanish:escombro
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hebrew:קוליס
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japanese:鯖
dutch:pooier
portuguese:cafetão
swedish:hallick
See also
maquereauter (v.)