ˈräŋ(ˌ)kō noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, hoarse, modification (influenced by roncar to snore) of Latin raucus
1. : any of several grunts (genus Haemulon ) ; especially : a small gray brown-streaked food fish ( H. parra ) of the tropical western Atlantic from the Florida Keys and Cuba to Brazil — called also sailor's-choice
2. : atlantic croaker