# porgy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɔːɡi/ · frequency rank #71,018

## Definitions
1. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
2. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

## Etymology
From Portuguese or Spanish pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea bream”).
The similarity of porgy to paugie, especially in non-rhotic accents, may have reinforced both terms.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/porgy