Boccaccio

/bɔkˈɑtʃoʊ/ noun

Definition

A large, reddish rockfish found in the Pacific Ocean, valued as a food fish and for sport fishing.

Etymology

From Italian, possibly named after Giovanni Boccaccio, the 14th-century Italian author, though the connection is uncertain. The fish name became standard in English for this Pacific species.

Kelly Says

Boccaccio rockfish were so overfished that in the 1980s-1990s populations crashed—they became a key example of how even resilient species can collapse if harvesting ignores reproduction rates.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቦካችዮ
bo-ka-chi-o
ARالعربية
بوكاشيو
bo-ka-she-o
BNবাংলা
বোকাচিও
bo-ka-chi-o
CACatalà
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
CSČeština
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
DADansk
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
DEDeutsch
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
ELΕλληνικά
Μποκατσίου
bo-ka-tsee-o
ESEspañol
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
FAفارسی
بوکاچچيو
bo-ka-tchee-o
FISuomi
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
FRFrançais
Boccace
bo-ka-sɛ
GUGU
બોકાચ્ચિયો
bo-ka-ch-ch-io
HAHA
Bokakashio
bo-ka-ka-she-o
HEעברית
בוקאצ'יו
bo-ka-tsee-o
HIहिन्दी
बोकाचियो
bo-ka-chi-o
HUMagyar
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
IGIG
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
ITItaliano
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tcho
JA日本語
ボカッシオ
bo-kasshio
KKKK
Боккаччо
bo-ka-chcho
KMKM
បុកាឆីអូ
bo-ka-chi-o
KO한국어
보카치오
bo-ka-chi-o
MRMR
बोकाचिओ
bo-ka-chi-o
MSBahasa Melayu
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
MYမြန်မာ
ဗိုကာချီယို
bo-ka-chi-yo
NLNederlands
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
NONorsk
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
PAPA
ਬੋਕਾਚੀਓ
bo-ka-chi-o
PLPolski
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
PTPortuguês
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-u
RORomână
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
RUРусский
Боккаччо
bo-ka-chcho
SVSvenska
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
SWKiswahili
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
TAதமிழ்
போக்காச்சியோ
po-ka-chi-o
TEతెలుగు
బొక్కాచియో
bo-kka-chi-o
THไทย
โบกคาชชิโอ
bok-ka-chi-o
TLTL
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
TRTürkçe
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o
UKУкраїнська
Боккаччо
bo-ka-chcho
URاردو
بوکاشيو
bo-ka-she-o
VITiếng Việt
Boccaccio
bo-ka-ch-o
YOYO
Bókàssíò
bo-ka-ssi-o
ZH中文
波卡契奥
bō kǎ qí ào
ZUZU
Boccaccio
bo-ka-tsee-o

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