A large game fish found in tropical and subtropical oceans, similar to or another name for the albacore tuna.
From Portuguese albacora, likely derived from Arabic al-bakara. The word spread through Portuguese and Spanish maritime trade in the Atlantic and became common in fishing communities.
Portuguese sailors named this fish during their Age of Exploration expeditions, and the name stuck in fishing communities worldwide—it's basically the maritime equivalent of a cultural fossil embedded in modern language!
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