porgy

[ pawr-gee ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) por·gy, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) por·gies.

1. a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and the Americas. Also called red porgy,.
2. any of several sparid fishes, as the scup.

porgy

/ ˈpɔːɡɪ /

noun

1. Also calledpogy any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters See also scup sheepshead
2. any of various similar or related fishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of porgy¹

First recorded in 1715–25; porg(o), variant of pargo, or from Spanish or Portuguese, from Latin pag(a)rus kind of fish, from Greek págros, variant of phágros ) + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of porgy¹

C18: from Spanish pargo, from Latin phager type of fish, from Greek phagros sea bream