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albacore

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈæl.bə.koɹ/

noun

Etymology: From Portuguese albacor, from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

  1. A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.

    But most of all, they were jealous because these strangers feasted daily on great turtle, albacore and sail-fish, the sweetest of all seafoods.