whitefish

ˈwaɪtfɪʃ

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Definition of whitefish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cuisineflesh of cold-water fish from Northern Hemisphere

The restaurant serves smoked whitefish.

fillet

fish

seafood

cooking

TECH.

North American freshwater salmon relatives eaten as food

TECH.

We served smoked whitefish at dinner.

freshwater fish

salmonid

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flesh of cold-water fish from Northern Hemisphere

Origin of whitefish

Old English, hwīt (white) + fisc (fish)

Terms with whitefish included in their meaning

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chub

North American fish

type of North American fish like whitefish or minnow

vendace

biology

small whitefish found in Scottish lakes

Examples of whitefish in a sentence

Whitefish is often used in traditional recipes.
The restaurant’s special tonight is grilled whitefish with lemon.
He bought fresh whitefish at the lakeside market.

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French:poisson blanc, poisson blanc d'eau douce nord-américain apparenté au saumon utilisé comme aliment, ...
German:Weißfisch, Maräne, ...
Italian:coregone, pesce bianco di acqua dolce parente del salmone, ...
Spanish:pescado blanco, salmones de agua dulce norteamericanos comestibles, ...
Portuguese:peixe branco, peixe de água doce norte-americano do grupo dos salmões, ...
Chinese:白鱼, 北美淡水白肉鱼, ...
Japanese:白身魚, ...
Arabic:سَمَك أَبْيَض, أَسْماك بِيضَاء اللَّحْم مِن أَقارِب السَّلْمُون, ...
Hebrew:דָּג לָבָן, לְבוֹנָה, ...
Russian:белая рыба, корегонина, ...
Ukrainian:сиг, сіг, ...
Hindi:सफेद मछली, उत्तर अमेरिका की मीठे पानी की, सैल्मन से संबंधित खाने योग्य मछली, ...
Bengali:সাদা মাছ, উত্তর আমেরিকার স্বাদু পানির একধরনের সালমনজাতীয় খাদ্য মাছ, ...
Catalan:peix blanc, espècie nord-americana de peix blanc de riu utilitzada en cuina, ...
Czech:maso síhovitých ryb, síh, ...
Danish:hvidfisk, ...
Dutch:witvis, whitefish, ...
Greek:λευκόψαρο, λευκόσαρκο ψάρι, ...
Hungarian:fehérhal, ...
Khmer:សាច់ត្រីទឹកត្រជាក់ពីតំបន់អឌ្ឍគោលខាងជើង, ត្រីទឹកសាបក្រុមសាល់ម៉ុននៅអាមេរិកខាងជើង, ...
Korean:흰살생선, 화이트피시, ...
Persian:گوشت ماهی سفید, نوعی ماهی آب شیرین با گوشت سفید از خویشاوندان آزاد که به عنوان غذا مصرف می‌شود, ...
Polish:sieja, północnoamerykańskie słodkowodne ryby łososiowate cenione w kuchni, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe branco, peixe de água doce norte-americano aparentado ao salmão, usado na culinária, ...
Romanian:pește alb, coregon, ...
Swedish:siklöja, nordamerikansk laxfisk med vitt kött som äts som mat, ...
Thai:ปลาไวต์ฟิช, ปลาน้ำจืดวงศ์ปลาแซลมอนจากอเมริกาเหนือที่นิยมรับประทานเป็นอาหาร, ...
Turkish:beyaz balık, Kuzey Amerika'ya özgü, tatlı suda yaşayan ve somona akraba beyaz etli bir balık türü, ...
Vietnamese:cá trắng, cá nước ngọt họ cá hồi ở Bắc Mỹ dùng làm thực phẩm, ...

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