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pargo

pargo

9.5
A fish like a red snapper that lives in warm seas and people eat
  • noun
  • US
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  • I ordered pargo at the restaurant, and it was grilled to perfection.

Examples

  • Yesterday, the Wizards made a move and waived guard Jannero Pargo, signing former Wizards guard and nine-year veteran Shaun Livingston to help run the point as John Wall continues to be out.

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  • The chef served delicious pargo with a side of garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus.

  • At the fish market, you can find fresh pargo alongside other popular seafood.

Synonyms

red snapper
vspargo
  • US
5 3.3

A reddish sea fish often served as food in restaurants

is a broader warm sea culinary fish term that often includes this regional species

Surface Forms

pargo singular
pargos plural

Etymology

Pargo comes from Spanish and Portuguese, where it names the 'red snapper' fish, and it comes from an old Latin word pagrus that meant a 'sea fish'. So pargo today still means that kind of fish often used in cooking.