blanquillo

[blahng-keel-yoh; Spanish blahng-kee-lyaw, -kee-yaw]

noun, plural (especially collectively) blan·qui·llo, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) blan·qui·llos

[blahng-keel-yohz; Spanish blahng-kee-lyaws, -kee-yaws] /blɑŋˈkil yoʊz; Spanish blɑŋˈki lyɔs, -ˈki yɔs/.

any of several game fishes of the genus Caulolatilus, related to the tilefishes.

Origin of blanquillo

< Spanish equivalent to blanc(o) white (see blank) + -illo < Latin -illus diminutive suffix