mackerel
nounHow many syllables in mackerel?
There are 3 syllables in the word mackerel.How to pronounce mackerel:
Definition of mackerel:
- mackerel (noun):
- flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish.
- a scombroid fish (scomber scombrus of the family scombridae) of the north atlantic that is green above with dark blue bars and silvery below and is a commercially important food fish
Synonyms for mackerel:
common mackerel
saltwater fish
scomber scombrus
shiner
spanish mackerel
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