red rockfish
- noun
- /rɛd ˈrɒkˌfɪʃ/
- US
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carne de pez roca rojo
- The chef recommended grilling red rockfish to highlight its delicate flavor.
Examples
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We bought fresh red rockfish at the harbor market for tonight's dinner.
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Fishermen along the Pacific coast often sell red rockfish to local restaurants.
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I ordered grilled red rockfish for dinner.
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The red rockfish is popular in many coastal restaurants.
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We bought fresh red rockfish at the harbor market for tonight's dinner.
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The chef recommended grilling red rockfish to highlight its delicate flavor.
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Fishermen along the Pacific coast often sell red rockfish to local restaurants.
Synonyms
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7.5
Lean flesh of fish caught among rocks that people eat
A bright red fish caught for food on the Pacific coast of North America
A large bright red fish that lives near rocky reefs on the Pacific coast and can live many years
A large sea fish that lives off the Pacific coast of North America
A sea fish with a copper-coloured body that lives near the Pacific coast of North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'red' describes the color/appearance (or flesh color) of a 'rockfish', so the overall meaning (a red-colored/type of rockfish valued as food) is directly derivable from the parts. This follows a common cross-linguistic modifier+noun pattern and contains no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Red rockfish is also used for the red 'flesh' or 'meat' of that fish sold for food, because cooks and fish sellers often name the meat after the fish. That's why in markets and restaurants 'red rockfish' can mean the food, not just the live 'fish'.