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taraquito

taraquito noun: the giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis).

Noun

taraquito (plural taraquitos)

  1. (Philippines) The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)

Forms of taraquito

pluraltaraquitos

Origin of taraquito

From Spanish taraquito, from Tagalog talakitok.

Questions about taraquito

What does taraquito mean?
Taraquito means the giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis).
What part of speech is taraquito?
Taraquito is a noun.
What is the plural of taraquito?
The plural of taraquito is taraquitos.

Words near taraquito in the dictionary

  1. tarapins
  2. Tarapith
  3. Tarapon
  4. Tarapons
  5. tarapoto
  6. taraquito
  7. taraquitos
  8. tararabit
  9. Tararua
  10. taras
  11. Tarascan

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