Definition
A large grouper fish found in tropical Atlantic waters, valued for food and sport fishing.
Etymology
From Spanish garrupa, derived from a Tupi or Carib indigenous language of South America. The word traveled through Portuguese traders and Spanish colonizers in the New World. The original root likely referred to the fish's distinctive appearance or behavior.
Kelly Says
The garrupa is one of those words that shows how fish names traveled along colonial trade routes—Spanish explorers learned it from indigenous peoples in the Caribbean and it stuck around in fishing communities to this day.
Translations
ARالعربية
غاروبا
ghar-oo-ba
CACatalà
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
CSČeština
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
DADansk
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
DEDeutsch
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
ELΕλληνικά
γαρρουπά
gar-roo-pa
ESEspañol
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
FISuomi
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
FRFrançais
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
HIहिन्दी
गरुप्पा
gar-up-pa
HUMagyar
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
IDBahasa Indonesia
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
ITItaliano
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
MSBahasa Melayu
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
MYမြန်မာ
ဂါရူပါ
ga-roo-pa
NLNederlands
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
NONorsk
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
PLPolski
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
PTPortuguês
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
RORomână
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
RUРусский
гаррупа
gar-roo-pa
SVSvenska
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
SWKiswahili
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
TAதமிழ்
காரூப்பா
ka-aroo-ppa
TEతెలుగు
గారూపా
ga-aroo-pa
TRTürkçe
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
UKУкраїнська
гаррупа
gar-roo-pa
VITiếng Việt
garrupa
gar-roo-pa
ZUZU
igarrupa
ee-gar-roo-pa