squeteague
[ skwee-teeg ]
/ skwiˈtig /
noun, plural sque·teagues, (especially collectively) sque·teague.
an Atlantic food fish, Cynoscion regalis, of the croaker family.
any of several other Atlantic fishes of the same genus; sea trout.
Origin of squeteague
1795–1805,
Americanism; < southeastern New England Algonquian, orig. plural (compare obsolete E dial.
chickwit,
squit, etc. < singular of the same word, cognate with Mohegan (E spelling)
cheegut)
Words nearby squeteague
squeezebox,
squeezed joint,
squeezy,
squeg,
squelch,
squeteague,
squib,
squib kick,
squibb,
squid,
squidgy
British Dictionary definitions for squeteague
squeteague
/ (skwɪˈtiːɡ) /
noun plural -teague or -teagues
any of various sciaenid food fishes of the genus Cynoscion, esp C. regalis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Word Origin for squeteague
C19: from Narraganset
pesukwiteag, literally: they give glue; so called because glue is made from them