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haddock

haddock

2.3
White, lean fish meat used for cooking, often baked or fried
  • noun
  • /ˈhædək/
translation icon : merluza
  • Baked haddock is a healthy option that is both delicious and easy to prepare.

Examples

  • The chef prepared a delicious haddock dish.

  • For dinner, we decided to bake a haddock fillet with lemon and herbs.

  • She ordered grilled haddock with a side of vegetables for dinner.

  • The fishmonger recommended using fresh haddock fillets for the recipe.

  • I ordered haddock for dinner.

  • She served the haddock with a side of vegetables and rice.

  • He seasoned the haddock perfectly before frying it in olive oil.

Synonyms

Melanogrammus aeglefinus
vshaddock
  • Specialized
9.5

A fish from the North Atlantic like a small cod that people eat

is the edible lean white flesh commonly eaten baked, poached, sautéed, or fried
smoked haddock
vshaddock
3.6

A white sea fish smoked to add flavour, usually cooked and eaten with butter

is the lean white flesh usually eaten baked, poached, sautéed, or fried without smoking
haddie
vshaddock
  • UK
9.1

Smoked haddock often eaten as food in Scotland

is the plain lean white flesh eaten without smoking
finnan haddock
vshaddock
  • UK
7.7

A smoked haddock from Scotland often baked or grilled with butter

is the plain white flesh cooked in simple ways without smoking
finnan haddie
vshaddock
  • UK
9.9

A smoked haddock, a white fish often baked or broiled with butter

is the unsmoked lean white flesh served cooked in various ways
finnan
vshaddock
  • UK
9.9

A smoked haddock often baked or broiled with butter

is the common lean white flesh cooked without smoking

Compounds

finnan haddock
  • UK
7.7

A smoked haddock from Scotland often baked or grilled with butter

smoked haddock
3.6

A white sea fish smoked to add flavour, usually cooked and eaten with butter

How Oily

mackerel
2 2.5
salmon
76 1.0
haddock
2.3
cod
10 1.0

Surface Forms

haddock singular
haddocks plural

Etymology

Haddock is an old name for a fish from the North Atlantic and is a close relative of cod. So, haddock can mean the whole fish or the lean white meat that people eat.