mackerel

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a streamlined sea fish with dark wavy markings, commonly caught for food

   A school of mackerel flashed beneath the surface beside the boat.

2. 2
   noun

   the oily flesh of this fish eaten as food

   The cafe served smoked mackerel with lemon and black pepper.

Common collocations

• mackerel sky Noun + noun

From Middle English makerel, through Old French maquerel. Its deeper origin is uncertain; a traditional comparison with words for 'broker' led to a doubtful folk explanation involving the fish escorting shoals of herring.

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