mógaro

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Likely, from a substrate language, as many fish names with obscure origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɔɣɐɾʊ]

Noun

mógaro m (plural mógaros)

black goby (Gobius niger)
Synonym: maralloca
rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus)
Synonym: lorcha

References

“mógaro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“mógaro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“mógaro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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