porgy

[ pawr-gee ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) por·gy, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) por·gies.

1. a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and the Americas. Also called red porgy,.
2. any of several sparid fishes, as the scup.

porgy

/ ˈpɔːɡɪ /

noun

1. Also calledpogy any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters See also scup sheepshead
2. any of various similar or related fishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of porgy¹

First recorded in 1715–25; porg(o), variant of pargo, or from Spanish or Portuguese, from Latin pag(a)rus kind of fish, from Greek págros, variant of phágros ) + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of porgy¹

C18: from Spanish pargo, from Latin phager type of fish, from Greek phagros sea bream

Example Sentences

In addition to their low price, good flavor and succulent texture, porgies are abundant and sustainable, a rarity in these days of overfishing.

From New York Times

The restaurant, on 43rd Street near Ninth Avenue, famously introduced many New Yorkers to crudo, the Italian-style raw seafood preparation, and to countless previously obscure fish species, like blackfish, scorpionfish and porgy.

From New York Times

Last Sunday, when everyone else in New Jersey was fishing for pollock or porgy, Joe Welsh managed to reel in a 475-pound mako shark.

From Fox News

Fresh porgies, dipped in egg, a little cornmeal and flour, and fried in a big pot of hot grease till they were golden brown and crispy on the edges.

From Literature

The fishing was better there, anyway: Trump and his buddies fished all day long, hauling in fluke, weakfish, and porgies, while beachgoers admired the boat from afar.

From The New Yorker