viajaca

noun

via·​ja·​ca

vyəˈhäkə

plural -s

: a small Cuban freshwater food fish (Parapetenia tetracantha) of the family Cichlidae

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish (Cuba) viajaca, biajaca, modification of Carib diahaca

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