swordfish
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1.7
- noun
- /ˈsɔrdˌfɪʃ/
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carne de pez espada
- For dinner, we ordered swordfish fillets that were perfectly seared and served with vegetables.
- grilled swordfish
- swordfish steak
- swordfish fillets
We got red snapper, some prawns, octopus, skirt steak, swordfish.
- We got red snapper, some prawns, octopus, skirt steak, swordfish.
- He decided he loved swordfish, but it didn't love him back 'cause it's loaded with mercury.
- I always had step one stop, yes, Bayside restaurant on Sunday with my kids and my son-in-law ordered swordfish and he does that a lot.
Examples
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Grilled swordfish fillet.
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That evening, Ursi Olson served a Florida dinner of conch chowder, grilled swordfish, and plantains with a mango salsa and hearts of palm salad.
Fiction book (1992) -
NICK: That swordfish was great.
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- How did you like your swordfish?
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Looking over at the next table, he saw that someone had ordered swordfish and said, 'That swordfish steak looks wonderful.'
Academic text (2005) -
How does grilled swordfish strike you?
Fiction book (1995) -
"This swordfish is delicious."
Fiction book (1997) -
The special is marinated swordfish, tabouleh and Moroccan charmoula.
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The restaurant's special tonight is a delicious grilled swordfish steak with lemon sauce.
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I love trying new recipes, and last week I made tacos with marinated swordfish for the first time.
Synonyms
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1.0
Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
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1.3
A small oily fish often sold in cans and eaten
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1.4
A small silver fish often eaten smoked, salted, or pickled
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1.0
A large sea fish that people often eat fresh, grilled or canned
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3.5
A fish with white flesh that people eat
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4.7
The meat of a flat fish often cooked and served as food
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2.0
A water animal that lives in rivers or lakes and people eat
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4.2
A large sea fish that people eat and catch for sport
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7.5
Lean flesh of fish caught among rocks that people eat
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8.0
A small freshwater fish you can eat, often caught for food like bluegill or crappie
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3.9
Meat of a very large sea fish valued for sushi and sashimi
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8.7
A large fish from warm seas with a thick head eaten as food
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2.0
White meat from a cod that people cook and eat
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5.6
Fatty bluish fish meat that people cook and eat
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1.9
Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat
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6.7
A small flat sea fish with soft flesh often eaten
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5.3
The meat of small freshwater fish that people cook and eat
A thick slice of a large fish cut across the body to cook and eat
Lean meat from a sea fish often called mahi-mahi usually cooked and eaten
White, lean meat from thin flat sea fish often served as fillets
The meat from a trout that lives in the sea that people eat
A fish often made from cod that is split, cleaned and air-dried without salt
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swordfish for food comes from the name of the fish, so it means the 'flesh' or meat of the swordfish, usually served as steaks or fillets.