red snapper

rɛd ˈsnæpər

Definition

Definition of red snapper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fish

reddish fish from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

The red snapper is popular in seafood restaurants.

bream

rockfish

snapper

culinary term

dish made from a popular pink-fleshed sea fish

Red snapper is often grilled with herbs and lemon..

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reddish fish from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
dish made from a popular pink-fleshed sea fish

Expressions with red

red button

button that triggers emergency action

Press the red button to stop the machine.

red carpet

long red floor covering used for formal events

A red carpet was rolled out for the movie premiere.

red envelope

decorated envelope with money given for good luck

She gave her nephew a red envelope for New Year.

red flag

warning sign of potential danger

His temper was a red flag for the team.

big red button

button that triggers an important action

He pressed the big red button to start the machine.

red in the face

adj.

flushed due to physical exertion

She was red in the face after running the marathon.

Expressions with snapper

happy snapper

person who takes photos for fun

My uncle is a happy snapper during family gatherings.

mangrove snapper

snapper kind living in warm waters of the western Atlantic

The mangrove snapper is common near reefs along Florida’s coast.

snapper-upper

person who quickly acquires things

He's known as the snapper-upper at sales.

mutton snapper

snapper fish native to Atlantic waters

The mutton snapper is popular among anglers.

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redfish

Lutjanus spp

red snapper species Lutjanus spp

Examples of red snapper in a sentence

Grilled red snapper is a favorite dish at the summer festival.
The restaurant's red snapper is a customer favorite.
She prepared a delicious red snapper for dinner.

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French:vivaneau rouge, ...
German:Roter Schnapper, Roter Fisch Gericht, ...
Italian:dentice rosso, ...
Spanish:pargo rojo, ...
Portuguese:pargo, pargo vermelho, ...
Chinese:红鲷鱼, 红鲷鱼菜肴, ...
Japanese:タイ, 赤いフエダイ料理, ...
Arabic:نَهَّاش أَحْمَر, سَمَك النَّهَاش الأَحْمَر, ...
Hebrew:סַנְפִּיר אָדְמוֹנִי, דַּג לָקוּס אָדוֹם, ...
Russian:красный луциан, блюдо из красного луциана, ...
Ukrainian:червоний луціан, страва з червоного луфаря, ...
Hindi:लाल स्नैपर, लाल स्नैपर व्यंजन, ...
Bengali:রেড স্ন্যাপার, রেড স্ন্যাপার ডিশ, ...
Catalan:pagre, plat de lluç vermell, ...
Czech:chňapal červený, chňapal, ...
Danish:rød snapper, rød snapper ret, ...
Dutch:rode snapper, gerecht van rode snapper, ...
Greek:λυθρίνι, πιάτο κόκκινος σνάπερ, ...
Hungarian:vörös csattogóhal, ...
Khmer:ត្រីស្នាបភើរក្រហម, ម្ហូបត្រីស្នេបភើក្រហម, ...
Korean:붉돔, 붉은 도미 요리, ...
Persian:ماهی سرخو, غذای ماهی سرخو, ...
Polish:lucjan czerwony, danie z lucjana czerwonego, ...
Portuguese (BR):pargo, pargo vermelho, ...
Romanian:lup de mare roșu, mâncare de pește roșu, ...
Swedish:röd snapper, rätt med röd snapper, ...
Thai:ปลากะพงแดง, เมนูปลากะพงแดง, ...
Turkish:kırmızı levrek, kırmızı levrek yemeği, ...
Vietnamese:cá hồng, món cá hồng, ...

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