jurel

[ hoo-rel ]

noun

1. any of several carangid food fishes, especially of the genus Caranx, found in warm seas.

jurel

/ huːˈrɛl /

noun

1. any of several carangid food fishes of the genus Caranx, of warm American Atlantic waters

Word History and Origins

Origin of jurel¹

1750–60; < Spanish < Catalan sorell, probably < Latin saurus < Greek saûros lizard

Word History and Origins

Origin of jurel¹

C18: from Spanish, from Catalan sorell, from Late Latin saurus horse mackerel, from Greek sauros lizard

Example Sentences

England's spinners managed 27 at 45.5 against an Indian batting line-up improved by the addition of Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel.

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Scoring slowed almost to a standstill and at one stage Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were out for the addition of only one run.

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Sarfaraz chopped to slip, Padikkal played around one to be bowled and Jurel could not resist lofting to long-on.

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India's new faces including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep have been brilliant all series and he'll be hoping to continue that trend.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel have all stepped up in the absence of established names.

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