monkfish
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- noun
- /ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ/
- US
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- In the lower market hall, fishmonger Deolinda de Sousa Rato, 70, can no longer find customers willing to pay for expensive monkfish, she says, gesturing toward a glistening specimen on a bed of ice.
- monkfish liver
- roasted monkfish
- roast monkfish
Examples
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The chef prepared a flavorful sauce to accompany the grilled monkfish served with seasonal vegetables.
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I really wanted monkfish, but it's been a bad season.
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He plated the monkfish upside-down.
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- Yeah, actually, I mixed up the-- the monkfish and the bok choy empanadas.
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So, who's up for a chunk of monkfish liver with a little grated daikon on the side?
Blog text (10) -
But in spite of dishes like monkfish and gooseberries being served on computer screens, classic Basque cuisine is at the heart of the place, and it's a very cozy, old-fashioned room where everyone feels like family within five minutes of arriving.
Blog text (3) -
At the seafood restaurant, I tried the delicious monkfish for the first time and loved its firm texture.
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For dinner, we enjoyed a rich monkfish stew that highlighted the fish's unique taste.
Synonyms
A large sea fish with a big mouth and flat wide head that uses a wormlike lure to catch fish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Monkfish probably comes from the simple word monk, because the fish's large, flat head and loose skin look like a monk's 'hood'. A helpful way to remember it is that the same name refers to the fish and to its flesh when used as food.