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jack mackerel

jack mack·er·el
J j

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /dʒæk ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /dʒæk ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/

Definitions of jack mackerel words

  • noun jack mackerel a mackerellike food fish, Trachurus symmetricus, of Pacific coastal waters of the U.S. 1
  • noun jack mackerel a marine food fish (Trachurus symmetricus) of the jack family, found in schools from British Columbia to Baja California 0
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Origin of jack mackerel

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Jack mackerel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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jack mackerel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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