barramundi
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- noun
- /ˌbærəˈmʌndi/
- Australian
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barramundi
- Many restaurants in Australia serve barramundi because it is known for its firm, white flesh and great flavor.
- pound of barramundi
Chimichurri barramundi with lemon carrots and garlic couscous.
- Chimichurri barramundi with lemon carrots and garlic couscous.
- They're like, oh, check out this the barramundi, you know, or the whitefish or the we fish or the OR the go fish dude.
Examples
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Well, a barramundi's a bloody big fish.
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They ended up ordering barramundi, a type of Australian perch.
Fiction book (1991) -
This article says why barramundi is the IT fish the IT fish the IT girl.
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"Is that a barramundi up me bum?"
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Right up in the north is where you catch the biggest barramundi in the world, which is where Daddy wanted to go on holiday, but your mother had other plans.
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What's a barramundi?
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Chimichurri barramundi with lemon carrots and garlic couscous.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring barramundi with garlic butter and roasted vegetables.
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At the seafood market, I selected a fresh barramundi to grill for dinner this weekend.
Synonyms
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A large fish that lives in northern Australian rivers
A large fish like a perch that lives in sea and rivers and is eaten
A large perch-like fish that lives in the sea, coastal areas, and rivers in the Indo-Pacific
Compounds
- Australian
A large freshwater fish from northern Australian rivers with reddish crescent spots on its scales
- Australian
Large Australian freshwater fish with red or pink spots on its scales
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barramundi comes from an Australian Aboriginal name for the fish, a local word people used for this large river and coastal fish. That's why English kept the original name and barramundi still means this big, edible Australian fish.