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mojarra
[ moh-hahr-uh ]
noun
- any of several chiefly tropical, silvery fishes of the family Gerridae, having a protrusible mouth and grooves at the bases of the dorsal and anal fins into which the fins can be folded.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mojarra1
< Spanish: literally, point of a lance < Arabic ḥa pointed, sharp, past participle of ḥa to sharpen
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A woman selling pozole and fried mojarra outside a storefront offering Zumba classes reported that a street lamp had gone out nearby, and she was worried about safety.
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Tilapia, mojarra, carp and little silvery charales were buried in pits with lime to combat the potent stench of rotting fish.
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The second was the mojarra, a whole tilapia, which arrived nicely scored and fried but was overcooked, and had a moldy aroma and flavor that rendered it inedible.
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