A large marine fish found in Mediterranean and Atlantic waters, also known as meagre or similar fish species.
From Portuguese 'fogaz' or similar Romance language terms for this fish. The word reflects Mediterranean maritime trade vocabulary that entered English through fishing communities.
This fish has been so important to Mediterranean fishing that it has different names in almost every language—fogga, fogaz, foga—showing how fishing vocabulary is one of the oldest trade languages in Europe.
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