king mackerel meaning

UK /kɪŋ ˈmækərəl/ US /kɪŋ ˈmækərəl/ 4 syllables

king mackerel (noun): large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil.

Definition of king mackerel

  1. large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil

    Synonyms: cavalla, cero, Scomberomorus cavalla

    Type of: Spanish mackerel

How to pronounce king mackerel

king mackerel is pronounced /kɪŋ ˈmækərəl/ in British English and /kɪŋ ˈmækərəl/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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