mojarra

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English

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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mojarra (plural mojarras)

  1. Any perciform fish in the family Gerreidae, often used as bait.
    • 2007 August 16, Dave Sherwood, “Above the Clouds, It’s Almost Heaven, Costa Rica”, in New York Times[1]:
      I assumed they were farm fish, but Gorinsky, a friend and local fishing guide who has cast a line for everything from 6-inch mojarra to 300-pound marlin, assured me otherwise.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈxara/ [moˈxa.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: mo‧ja‧rra

Noun

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mojarra f (plural mojarras)

  1. mojarra
  2. tilapia

Further reading

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