ronco

noun

ron·​co

ˈräŋ(ˌ)kō

plural -s

1

: any of several grunts (genus Haemulon)

especially : a small gray brown-streaked food fish (H. parra) of the tropical western Atlantic from the Florida Keys and Cuba to Brazil

called also sailor's-choice

2

: atlantic croaker

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, hoarse, modification (influenced by roncar to snore) of Latin raucus

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