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escolar

noun
es·​co·​lar | \ ËŒe-skÉ™-ˈlär How to pronounce escolar (audio) \
plural escolar or escolars

Definition of escolar

: a large widely distributed rough-scaled scombroid fish (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) that resembles a mackerel

Examples of escolar in a Sentence

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 Después de esta mínima preparación escolar, el muchacho Juan siguió pescando en los ríos y estuarios y en las aguas del Océano Pacífico, para ayudar a sostener a su familia. — Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian, "Meet Juan García Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador," 14 June 2019 The two cooking methods brought out the oily silkiness of the escolar, which made the roll even more rich when coupled with fried garlic, avocado slivers and mushroom cream. — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Urban Hibachi Sushi & Grill plates up elegant Japanese fare," 30 June 2018

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First Known Use of escolar

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for escolar

Spanish, literally, scholar, from Medieval Latin scholaris — more at scholar

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