surmullet

American

[ser-muhl-it] / sərˈmʌl ɪt /

noun

a goatfish, especially one of the European species used for food.

surmullet British

/ sɜːˈmʌlɪt /

noun

a US name for the red mullet

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Etymology

Origin of surmullet

1665–75; < French surmulet, Middle French sormulet, equivalent to sor reddish brown ( see sorrel ¹) + mulet mullet ¹

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