Mojarra Definition

mō-härə
mojarras
noun
Any of various small, silvery, mainly tropical marine fishes of the family Gerreidae, having a very protrusible mouth.
American Heritage

A perciform fish often used as bait.

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Other Word Forms of Mojarra

Noun

Singular:
mojarra
Plural:
mojarras

Origin of Mojarra

  • 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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