macré

See also: macre and mâcre

Norman

Alternative forms

• maqu'sé, maqu'thé (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French maquerel, from a Germanic source.

Noun

macré m (plural macrés)

1. (Guernsey) mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 539:

     L'âne de Balaam a pâlaï j'airon du macré.

     Balaam's ass has spoken, we shall soon have mackerel.