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mackerel

/ˈmæk.ər.əl/

/ˈmæk.ɚ.əl/

Translations

mackerelnoun

mackerel

/ˈmæk.ər.əl/

/ˈmæk.ɚ.əl/

Mackerel is a popular fish for grilling.

Скумбрия - популярная рыба для гриля.

Synonyms

sea mackerel

Atlantic mackerel

blue mackerel

jack mackerel

Spanish mackerel

mackereladjective

/ˈmæk.rəl/

/ˈmæk.ɚ.əl/

Used attributively to describe things resembling or relating to mackerel, especially a sky patterned with small clouds.

Synonyms

mackerelnoun

Any of several fast-swimming marine fish of the family Scombridae, having iridescent colouring and dark wavy bars on the back.

Schools of mackerel flashed beneath the boat as we headed out to sea.

The flesh of the mackerel fish, often used as food.

For dinner, we had grilled mackerel with a side of vegetables.

mackereladjective

Resembling or relating to mackerel; especially describing a sky streaked with rows of small white clouds.

We knew a storm was coming when we saw the mackerel sky at dusk.