tuna/camel etymology of the day

Nov. 22nd, 2009 10:31 pm
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OED:
[a. Pg. albacor, -bacora, -becora (Sp. albacora, Fr. albicore); f. Arab. al the + bukr, pl. bakārat, a young camel, a heifer, whence also Pg. bacoro a young pig. The Fr. form albicore is also in use.]
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Date: 2009-11-23 04:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] meerkat299.livejournal.com
So "Chicken of the Sea" is wrong, it should be "Camel of the Sea".
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