What does catfish in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word catfish in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use catfish in Spanish.

The word catfish in Spanish means bagre, impostor, impostora, engañar a, bagre azul, pintontle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word catfish

bagre

noun (type of scaleless fish)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
All of the catfish sold in supermarkets here is farm-raised.
Todos los bagres que venden en los supermercados son criados en granjas.

impostor, impostora

noun (scammer on Internet) (internet)

(nombre masculino, nombre femenino: Sustantivo que varía en género. Se usa el artículo masculino (el, un) o femenino (la, una) según el caso. Ejemplos: el alumno, la alumna; un doctor, una doctora.)
Max was taken in by a catfish who eventually began demanding money from him.

engañar a

transitive verb (deceive [sb] online) (mentir con un perfil falso en Internet)

Natalie was embarrassed that she had been catfished by a man she thought would become her husband.

bagre azul

noun (river fish common in US)

(locución nominal masculina: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como sustantivo masculino ("ojo de buey", "agua mala").)
The blue catfish is commonly found in the Mississippi River.
El bagre azul se encuentra comúnmente en el río Mississippi.

pintontle

noun (fish)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)

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