Definition of porgy
porgies
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1 : a blue-spotted silvery-red food fish (Pagrus pagrus of the family Sparidae) of the eastern and western Atlantic; also : any of various fishes (such as a scup) of the same family
2 [alteration of pogy] : any of various bony fishes (such as a menhaden) of families other than that of the porgy
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The chefs are supplied with sustainable, mostly local, fish like porgy, fluke and grouper.
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Origin and Etymology of porgy
alteration of pargo, from Spanish & Portuguese, from Latin phager, from Greek phagros
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