escolar

American  

[es-kuh-lahr] / ˌɛs kəˈlɑr /

noun

escolars plural

1. a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.

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escolar British  

/ ˌɛskəˈlɑː /

noun

1. Also called: snake mackerel.  any slender spiny-finned fish of the family Gempylidae, of warm and tropical seas: similar and closely related to the scombroid fishes

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• escolars
  plural
• escolar
  plural

Etymology

Origin of escolar

1885–90; < Spanish: literally, scholar; so called from the spectaclelike rings around the eyes

Example Sentences

Escolar is sometimes called the "laxative of the sea" for the effects its fatty acids can have on digestion.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

Las cosas en las que hemos trabajado, como la propuesta que hará el Consejo Escolar de adoptar un código de vestimenta universal, ayudarán a crear un distrito más unificado.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2019

One morning in May 2013, Julia was walking to Centro Escolar, the school she attended with her brother and cousin.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2016

Escolar, which can also legally be called oil fish, was disguised as white tuna, which is an unofficial nickname for albacore tuna.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2012

"The cells go everywhere, but they seem to be more attracted to areas where there's injury," says neurodevelopmental pediatrician Maria Escolar, the study's lead author.

From Time Magazine Archive