Mojarra Definition
mō-härə
mojarras
noun
Any of various small, silvery, mainly tropical marine fishes of the family Gerreidae, having a very protrusible mouth.
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Other Word Forms of Mojarra
Noun
Singular:
mojarra
Plural:
mojarrasOrigin of Mojarra
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American Spanish from Spanish knife, a species of sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris) from Arabic muḥarrab pointed from ḥarraba to sharpen, point from ḥarba lance, spear x̣rb in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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