# scad

> English word · Noun · IPA /skad/ · frequency rank #85,748

## Definitions
1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
2. A large number or quantity.

## Etymology
Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.

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