cobia

== English == === Etymology === First use in 1873. Of unknown origin, possibly via Spanish cobia from a language of the Caribbean. === Noun === cobia (plural cobias or cobia) A perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum. ==== Synonyms ==== (Rachycentron canadum): black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, beijupirá, black bonito, sergeant fish ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “cobia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “cobia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. cobia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rachycentron canadum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Rachycentron canadum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons cobia at Fishbase === Anagrams === baioc, ciboa == Spanish == === Etymology === Possibly from a Caribbean language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkobja/ [ˈko.β̞ja] Rhymes: -obja Syllabification: co‧bia === Noun === cobia f (plural cobias) cobia (Rachycentron canadum, species of perciform marine fish) Synonyms: esmedregal, pejepalo, bonito negro === Further reading === cobia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia