cobia

First use in 1873. Of unknown origin, possibly via Spanish cobia from a language of the Caribbean.

cobia (plural cobias or cobia)

1. A perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.

• (Rachycentron canadum): black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, beijupirá, black bonito, sergeant fish

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “cobia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “cobia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• cobia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rachycentron canadum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rachycentron canadum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• cobia at Fishbase

• baioc, ciboa

Possibly from a Caribbean language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkobja/ [ˈko.β̞ja]
• Rhymes: -obja
• Syllabification: co‧bia

cobia f (plural cobias)

1. cobia (Rachycentron canadum, species of perciform marine fish)

   Synonyms: esmedregal, pejepalo, bonito negro

   • (Can we date this quote?), La Cobia‎^[1]:

     Culinariamente la cobia es un producto versátil, muy apreciado por los cocineros.

     Culinarily, the cobia is a versatile product, very appreciated by cooks.

• cobia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia