[ˈmiːɡə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality
(e.g: they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘lean’): from Old French maigre, from Latin macer

[ˈmiːɡə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic, and south-western Indian Ocean. It is an important food fish in southern Africa


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French, noun use of maigre ‘lean, thin’