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sargo

noun sar·go \ ˈsär(ˌ)gō \

Definition of sargo

plural -s
1 : any of several sparid fishes of Diplodus and related genera; especially : either of two pinfishes (D. argenteus and Lagodon rhomboides)
2 : a small silvery grunt (Anisotremus davidsonii) of the coast of southern California and adjacent Mexico

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Origin and Etymology of sargo

Spanish, from Latin sargus, a sea fish, from Greek sargos

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