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maquereau.

mackerel

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ma.kʁo/
  1. mackerel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French macquereau, maquereau, maquerel, from Old French maquerel, of uncertain origin.

noun/ma.kʁo/
  1. pimp

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French macquereau, maquereau, maqueriau, from Old French makerele, maquereau, from Middle Dutch makelaer, makelare (“broker”), itself from Old Frisian mek (“to marry”), from maken (“to make”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

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