macré

See also: macre and mâcre

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French maquerel, from a Germanic source.

Noun

macré m (plural macrés)

  1. (Guernsey) mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 539:
      L'âne de Balaam a pâlaï j'airon du macré.
      Balaam's ass has spoken, we shall soon have mackerel.
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