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jorobado

noun
jo·​ro·​ba·​do | \ ¦hȯrə¦bau̇\
plural -s

Definition of jorobado

: either of two moonfishes (Vomer setipinnis and Selene vomer)

History and Etymology for jorobado

American Spanish, from Spanish, humpbacked, from joroba humpback (from Old Spanish hadruba, from Arabic dialect—Spain—haduba, hudūba, from Arabic hadaba) + -ado -ate (from Latin -atus)

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