brill
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9.9
A flat sea fish like a turbot that people eat
- noun
- UK
:
brótola
- We ordered grilled brill for dinner at the seafood restaurant.
Examples
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When visiting the coast, I always look forward to tasting fresh brill caught that day.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring brill with herbs and lemon.
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Also, "brill" is my word.
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I haven't heard anyone say "brill" for at least 20 years!
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This is Brill.
Synonyms
9.9
A large flat sea fish eaten as food
has the common everyday name rather than the Latin species name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brill for the flat fish comes from northern European fishing words, probably Dutch or Low German, used by sailors to name a flat sea fish like the turbot. That's why brill means this particular flat, edible fish often caught in European waters.