Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jack mackerel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: jack- -mack-er-el
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.

Inflected Forms

jack mackerels (plural)

Phrases

Japanese jack mackerel

Synonyms

jack saurel horse mackerel spanish mackerel trachurus symmetricus

Questions

What does jack mackerel mean?: Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.

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