jorobado

noun

jo·​ro·​ba·​do

¦hȯrə¦bau̇

plural -s

: either of two moonfishes (Vomer setipinnis and Selene vomer)

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, humpbacked, from joroba humpback (from Old Spanish hadruba, from Arabic dialect—Spain—haduba, hudūba, from Arabic hadaba) + -ado -ate (from Latin -atus)

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