boquerón
Spanish, noun/bokeˈɾon/
boquerón is spelled B-O-Q-U-E-R-Ó-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boquerón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “anchovy; European anchovy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Familia de peces comestibles de agua salada, Engraulidae”.
What does boquerón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineanchovy; European anchovy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Familia de peces comestibles de agua salada, Engraulidae. 2. Especie de Engraulis encrasicholus
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boquerón
- boquerones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boquerón?
- /bokeˈɾon/
- [bo.keˈɾõn]
- Spain [bokeˈɾõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boquerón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is boquerón in Spanish?
boquerón appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).