PW016: Caré, or Macova [fish]

Caré1  o Macova2

Caré or Macoa (crevalle jack) 

  • 1
    Perhaps from Portuguese cari: type of freshwater fish [Rhinelepis aspera].
  • 2
    From Portuguese macoa: crevalle jack [Caranx hippos] mentioned by the Jesuits in Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu, Las., 106: “História da Residência dos Padres da Companhia de Jesus em Angola, e cousas tocantes ao Reino, e Conquista, 1 de Maio de 1594,” in António Brásio, Monumenta missionaria africana. África ocidental (Lisbon: Agência Geral do Ultramar Divisão de Publicações e Biblioteca, 1952), 4:549.

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