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bocaccio

bocaccio

9.9
The meat of the bocaccio fish when cooked and served to eat
  • noun
  • /bəˈkɑːtʃoʊ/
  • US
translation icon : bocaccio
  • We enjoyed a delicious bocaccio fillet with a side of roasted vegetables.

Examples

  • The chef recommended the grilled bocaccio for its delicate flavor and firm texture.

  • Fresh bocaccio is often served in seafood restaurants along the Pacific coast.

  • The chef prepared a delicious bocaccio dish for dinner.

  • I love eating bocaccio with lemon butter sauce.

  • The chef recommended the grilled bocaccio for its delicate flavor and firm texture.

  • We enjoyed a delicious bocaccio fillet with a side of roasted vegetables.

  • Fresh bocaccio is often served in seafood restaurants along the Pacific coast.

Synonyms

fish
vsbocaccio
805 1.0

Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat

is for one specific marine species rather than any water animal
rockfish
vsbocaccio
  • US
1 7.5

Lean flesh of fish caught among rocks that people eat

is for the flesh of one specific marine species prepared and served as food
saltwater fish
vsbocaccio
1 1.9

Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat

is for the flesh of one species rather than any sea animal

Surface Forms

bocaccio singular
bocaccios plural

Etymology

Bocaccio also means the flesh of that fish when it is served as food, keeping the same Italian name; a helpful way to remember this is to think of bocca 'mouth', since the name is tied to eating the fish.