bagre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bagre (“catfish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑɡɹeɪ/, /ˈbæɡɹeɪ/ === Noun === bagre (plural bagres) Any of various types of catfish, located along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. === References === “bagre”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “bagre”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aɡɾi, (Portugal) -aɡɾɨ === Noun === bagre m (plural bagres) catfish (any fish of the order Siluriformes) Synonyms: peixe-gato, siluro, jundiá ellipsis of mirindiba-bagre (Lafoensia glyptocarpa). (Brazil) a hillbilly, yokel, rustic Synonyms: caipira, jacu, jeca ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bagre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bagre”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “bagre”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “bagre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Of unclear immediate origin, perhaps from Mozarabic, ultimately from Latin pagrus~phager, of Greek origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɡɾe/ [ˈba.ɣ̞ɾe] Rhymes: -aɡɾe Syllabification: ba‧gre === Noun === bagre m (plural bagres) (zoology) catfish Synonyms: pez gato, siluro Hypernym: siluriforme (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Cuba, Venezuela, Andes Mountains, Rioplatense, Honduras) ugly person ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: bögre === Further reading === “bagre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “bagre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 456