Plural of mackerel

irregular plural

The plural of mackerel is mackerel or mackerels.

Forms of mackerel

Singular	mackerel /ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/
Plural	mackerel /ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/ mackerels
Countable	countable and uncountable

Hundreds of ‘night birds’ and their ‘mackerels’ and other vice-pushers were sent packing.1981, Peter Gammond, Raymond Horricks, Big Bands, page 15
“I’ve already granted you usufruct of the dead mackerels floating on the Seine!”2026 [1979], Copi, “The Surprise Party”, in Kit Schluter, transl., City of Rats, New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry usufruct
The gempylids, or snake mackerels, are a small group of predatory oceanic or pelagic fish.2002, S. S. Deshpande, Handbook of Food Toxicology, page 696. From the entry gempylid
With a thick gravy made up of onions, tomatoes, spices, and coconut milk this Sri Lankan salmon curry might breathe new life to those canned mackerels on your shelf.2018, Jehan Yusoof, “Sri Lankan canned fish curry(tin fish).”, in Island Smile (blog), archived from the original on 18 Jun 2025. From the entry salmon

noun Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,.
noun Typically Scomber scombrus in the British isles.
noun A true mackerel, any fish of tribe Scombrini (Scomber spp., Rastrelliger spp.).

What is the plural of mackerel?: The plural of mackerel is mackerel or mackerels.
Is mackerel countable?: Mackerel is a countable and uncountable noun.

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