lisa

noun

li·​sa

ˈlēsə

plural -s

1

: either of two gray mullets (Mugil cephalus or M. curema) of the tropical western Atlantic highly regarded as table fishes

2

or less commonly lisa francesa

-fränˈsāsə

[lisa francesa from Spanish, literally, French lisa] : tenpounder sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Old Spanish liça

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