Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porgy

/ˈpɔːɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: por-gy
IPA: /ˈpɔːɡi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

noun

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

Example Sentences

"Cooper’s was also a fishmonger, with rows of porgies, snapper, and flounder on ice that slowly melted and dribbled pink water into white buckets."

Etymology

From Portuguese or Spanish pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea bream”). The similarity of porgy to paugie, especially in non-rhotic accents, may have reinforced both terms.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, pargo, phagrum, φάγρος

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɔːɡi/

Inflected Forms

porgies (plural)

Phrases

black porgy Borrigueta porgy Campeche porgy flathead porgy grass porgy Galapagos porgy goat's head porgy Japanese black porgy

Synonyms

scup

Rhymes With

corgi

Questions

How do you pronounce porgy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔːɡi/.
What does porgy mean?: Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
Where does porgy come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce porgy

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