albacore

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large long-finned tuna (Thunnus alalunga) of warm and temperate oceans, valued as food for its pale flesh

   The fishing vessel followed a school of albacore across the open Pacific.

Borrowed through Portuguese albacor or albacora, traditionally traced to Arabic al-bakura. English has shown considerable early spelling variation, including albicore, albecore, and albacora. The modern standard spelling is albacore.

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