I. ˈmāgrə, F māgr( ə ) or meeg- or -g(rə) adjective
Etymology: French, maigre, meager, from Middle French — more at meager
1. : being a day on which the eating of flesh is forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church
2. : constituting a food that contains no flesh nor juices of flesh and so may be eaten on maigre days
II. noun
or mai·ger -gə(r) ; also mea·gre ˈmēgə(r)
( plural maigres -grəz, F -gr( ə ) or -g(rə) ; or maigers -gə(r)z)
Etymology: French maigre, from Middle French, perhaps from maigre, adjective
1. : a large European marine food fish ( Sciaena aquila )
2. : a member of the percoid family Sciaenidae : croaker 2, drum 5 — called also bar