escolar
escolar Lexical Profile
escolar Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The rich, oily, and buttery meat of the escolar fish, occasionally served as sushi or sashimi but banned in several countries due to its laxative effects.
"The chef warned the diners to limit their consumption of escolar to avoid severe digestive discomfort."
A large, deep-water fish (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) of the snake mackerel family, found in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide.
"The commercial vessel accidentally caught a massive escolar while longlining for tuna in the deep waters of the Pacific."
Word Nuance & Usage
Escolar is notoriously mislabeled on sushi menus as 'white tuna' or 'super white tuna', and is known for causing gastrointestinal distress if consumed in large portions due to indigestible wax esters in its meat.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into English from Spanish 'escolar', which literally translates to 'scholar' or 'student', applied colloquially to various species of deep-sea fishes.
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