querimana

noun

quer·​i·​ma·​na

kwerəˈmänə

variants or less commonly queriman

-ˈmän

plural -s

: a young mullet having only two anal spines rather than the three characteristic of the adult

Word History

Etymology

Dutch Creole (Surinam) kweriman, from Galibi kweriman, probably from Tupi curemá

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