robalo

[ rob-uh-loh, roh-buh-, roh-bah-loh ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) rob·a·lo, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rob·a·los.

1. snook ²( def 1 ).

robalo

/ ˈrəʊ-; ˈrɒbəˌləʊ /

noun

1. any percoid fish of the family Centropomidae , occurring in warm and tropical (mostly marine) waters. Some of the larger species, such as the snooks, are important food fishes and many of the smaller ones are aquarium fishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of robalo¹

Borrowed into English from Portuguese around 1885–90

Word History and Origins

Origin of robalo¹

Spanish, probably changed from lobaro (unattested), from lobo wolf, from Latin lupus

Example Sentences

It is known as snook on the east coast, and as rovallia on the west coast, a corruption of its Cuban name, robalo.

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