🐟 A large fish 🍽️ Fish meat

paiche

9.9

The meat of a large Amazon fish that people eat

noun
/ˈpaɪtʃeɪ/

: paiche

Many restaurants in the region feature paiche as a specialty on their menus.

Examples

The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring paiche with a blend of tropical spices and vegetables.
I ordered grilled paiche for dinner.
The chef prepared a delicious dish using grilled paiche and local spices.
At the market, vendors offered fresh paiche fillets for sale.
The restaurant serves delicious paiche tacos.
In Peru, paiche is often served grilled or fried, showcasing its rich flavor and firm texture.
Many restaurants now offer paiche as a special entree, appealing to seafood lovers around the world.

Synonyms

fish

vspaiche

805 1.0

Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat

is the flesh of one named species rather than any aquatic vertebrate

seafood

vspaiche

111 1.0

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

is the flesh of a single freshwater species rather than all sea creatures

salmon

vspaiche

76 1.0

Pink meat from the fish that people cook and eat

is the flesh of a different single species rather than that migratory one

anchovy

vspaiche

11 2.8

A small silvery fish often packed in salt and used to add a strong taste to food

is the flesh of a single non preserved species used as an ingredient or dish

freshwater fish

vspaiche

3 2.0

A water animal that lives in rivers or lakes and people eat

is the flesh of one specific species used as a prepared dish

panfish

vspaiche

1 8.0

A small freshwater fish you can eat, often caught for food like bluegill or crappie

is the flesh of a larger named species not typically small sport catch

food fish

vspaiche

1 2.1

A fish that people catch or farm to eat

is the flesh of one particular species rather than any food species

poisson

vspaiche

1 8.9

A fish often served in French cooking or on menus

is the flesh of a single species rather than a menu term

saltwater fish

vspaiche

1 1.9

Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat

is freshwater species flesh rather than sea dwelling ones

Atlantic salmon

vspaiche

1.8

Pink, fatty fish meat that people eat, often cooked or smoked

is the flesh of a different species not from the North Atlantic

salmon trout

vspaiche

3.2

The meat of a fish that moves from the sea into rivers and is eaten

is flesh of one species that does not imply sea migration

pollock

vspaiche

5.1

White flaky fish meat used as food, similar to cod

is the flesh of a different species, not the North Atlantic white one

Surface Forms

paiche singular

paiches plural

Etymology

Paiche is also used for the fish's 'meat' when it is prepared or eaten, in the same way we call both the animal and its flesh 'salmon' or 'tuna'. That's why a market or menu may list paiche to mean the dish made from the fish.