noun
porgy
POR-gee/pˈɔrɡi/
A small, deep-bodied sea fish used as food.
The fishmonger displays fresh porgies on a bed of ice.
Etymology
Porgy probably traces to Greek phagros, “sea bream.” Beekes considers that Greek name probably identical with a Cretan word for “whetstone,” referring to the fish's pointed body or sharp teeth.
In context
these fish has very tough skin so it's not likely that you're gonna pierce through it so that's what the skin looks like and now the porgy like many other fish have pin bones
More examples
- We catch porgies from the pier.
- A porgy has a deep body flattened from side to side.
- She grills a whole porgy with lemon and herbs.
Forms
porgy · porgies
Similar words
- bream
- Bream can name related sea fish or certain freshwater fish.
- scup
- Scup names a specific porgy found along the Atlantic coast.