/pawr"gee/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) porgy , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) porgies .
1. a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
2. any of several other sparid fishes, as the scup.
[ 1715-25; porg ( o ), var. of pargo ( pag ( a ) rus kind of fish págros, var. of phágros ) + -Y 2 ]