arapaima
- noun
- /ˌærəˈpaɪmə/
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carne de arapaima
- Grilled arapaima is a popular dish in many Amazonian communities.
Examples
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They enjoyed a meal of smoked arapaima served with local vegetables.
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The chef prepared a delicious stew using fresh arapaima caught from the river.
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I love arapaima!
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The arapaima is delicious.
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Grilled arapaima is a popular dish in many Amazonian communities.
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The chef prepared a delicious stew using fresh arapaima caught from the river.
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They enjoyed a meal of smoked arapaima served with local vegetables.
Synonyms
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Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
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9.9
A Hawaiian sea fish eaten as food for its mild flavor
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Firm white meat from saltwater fish that people eat
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A very large freshwater fish from the Amazon River eaten for its meat
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Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat
The meat of rainbow trout that people cook and eat
Meat from a large freshwater fish often cooked or smoked
The meat of a flat fish with a deep body used for eating
A silvery tropical fish from the Indo-Pacific farmed for food in Southeast Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arapaima is used for the fish and for its meat when it is eaten, and the name comes from a word people in the Amazon used that moved into Portuguese before English. So, like 'salmon', arapaima can mean the living fish or the food made from it.