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ronco
Definition of ronco
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1 : any of several grunts (genus Haemulon); especially : a small gray brown-streaked food fish (H. parra) of the tropical western Atlantic from the Florida Keys and Cuba to Brazil —called also sailor's-choice
2 : atlantic croaker
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Origin and Etymology of ronco
American Spanish, from Spanish, hoarse, modification (influenced by roncar to snore) of Latin raucus
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