Crevalle

/krɪˈvæl/ noun

Definition

A large, fast-swimming fish found in Atlantic waters, also called a jack fish, prized by fishermen for sport.

Etymology

From Spanish 'caballo' meaning horse, referring to the fish's powerful, horse-like strength and speed in the water. The word traveled through maritime languages as trade routes expanded.

Kelly Says

Crevalle jacks are named 'horse fish' because they have the power and speed of a galloping horse—they can leap out of water and pull with incredible force, making them legendary among sport fishermen!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሬቫል
kre-va-l
ARالعربية
كريفال
kri-va-al
BNবাংলা
ক্রেভাল
kre-va-al
CACatalà
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
CSČeština
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
DADansk
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
DEDeutsch
Crevalle
kre-vah-leh
ELΕλληνικά
κρεβαλάς
kre-va-las
ESEspañol
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
FAفارسی
کربال
kar-ba-al
FISuomi
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
FRFrançais
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
GUGU
ક્રેવાલ
kre-va-al
HAHA
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
HEעברית
קרבלה
kre-va-la
HIहिन्दी
क्रेवले
kre-va-leh
HUMagyar
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
IDBahasa Indonesia
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
IGIG
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
ITItaliano
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
JA日本語
クレバール
kure-ba-ru
KKKK
кревалле
kre-vah-leh
KMKM
ក្រេវ៉ាល
kre-va-al
KO한국어
크레바알
keu-re-ba-al
MRMR
क्रेवळ
kre-va-l
MSBahasa Melayu
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးဗလ
kye-ba-l
NLNederlands
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
NONorsk
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੇਵਾਲ
kre-va-al
PLPolski
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
PTPortuguês
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
RORomână
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
RUРусский
кревалле
kre-vah-leh
SVSvenska
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
SWKiswahili
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
TAதமிழ்
கிரெவால்
kre-va-al
TEతెలుగు
క్రేవల్
kre-va-l
THไทย
เครวัล
kre-wal
TLTL
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
TRTürkçe
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
UKУкраїнська
кревалле
kre-vah-leh
URاردو
کریوال
kre-va-al
VITiếng Việt
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
YOYO
crevalle
kre-vah-leh
ZH中文
克雷瓦尔
kè-lái-wǎ-ěr
ZUZU
crevalle
kre-vah-leh

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