bocon

noun

bo·​con

bōˈkōn

plural -s

: any of several Caribbean anchovies

especially : an anchovy (Cetengraulis edentulis) common about the West Indies

Word History

Etymology

Spanish bocón, from bocón big-mouthed, from boca mouth

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