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🐟 A tropical fish 🍽️ Fish meat
milkfish

milkfish

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The meat of a silvery tropical fish eaten in Southeast Asia
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪlkˌfɪʃ/
  • Philippine
translation icon : carne de bangus
  • She bought fresh milkfish from the market to prepare for dinner.

Examples

  • The restaurant serves milkfish with a tangy sauce and steamed rice.

  • I love to eat milkfish grilled with spices.

  • Grilled milkfish is a traditional dish in many Filipino households.

  • The chef prepared a delicious milkfish curry.

  • In many coastal restaurants, you can find milkfish served grilled with a side of vegetables.

  • The traditional dish includes milkfish cooked in coconut milk and served with rice.

  • You can taste milkfish in the local curry, where it's combined with spices and fresh herbs.

Synonyms

fish
vsmilkfish
805 1.0

Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat

is the flesh of one species used mainly in Southeast Asian cooking
seafood
vsmilkfish
111 1.0

Animals from the sea that people eat, like fish and shellfish

refers to a single species used in regional cooking rather than all sea animals
saltwater fish
vsmilkfish
1 1.9

Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat

focuses on a single species and regional cuisine rather than sea habitat

Surface Forms

milkfish singular
milkfishes plural

Morphology

milkfish = milk + fish (semi-transparent) = milk + fish

The compound clearly indicates a kind of fish, but the specific species name and the food sense are not fully predictable from 'milk' plus 'fish' alone.

Etymology

Milkfish is also used for the fish's meat in cooking. Because the fish has pale, 'milky' flesh and is a common food in places like the Philippines where it is called 'bangus', the same name naturally refers to both the animal and the food.