bagre

noun

ba·​gre

ˈbä(ˌ)grā,

ˈba-,

-₋rē,

-₋rə

1

plural -s : any of various catfishes especially of Spanish-American waters

2

capitalized : the genus (family Ariidae) to which the gaff-topsail catfish belongs

Word History

Etymology

Spanish & Portuguese, from Arabic bāghir, baghār, probably from Latin pagrus, a bream

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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