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European sea bream

European sea bream

4.9
A fish people eat that lives near the coasts of Europe
  • noun
  • UK
: dorado europeo
  • Grilled European sea bream is a popular dish in Mediterranean cuisine.

Examples

  • The restaurant's menu features fresh European sea bream caught off the coast of Spain.

  • Fishermen bring in baskets of European sea bream every morning for the local markets.

  • The chef prepared a delicious European sea bream for dinner.

  • Have you ever tried European sea bream?

  • Grilled European sea bream is a popular dish in Mediterranean cuisine.

  • Fishermen bring in baskets of European sea bream every morning for the local markets.

  • The restaurant's menu features fresh European sea bream caught off the coast of Spain.

Synonyms

sea bream
vsEuropean sea bream
1 3.4

Meat from certain sea fish that people eat

is one specific edible species limited to certain coastal waters and used in cooking

Surface Forms

European sea bream singular
European sea breams plural

Morphology

European + sea + bream

The meaning is transparently compositional: 'European' (from Europe) + 'sea' (marine habitat) + 'bream' (a type of fish) combine to denote a fish species from European seas. This is a straightforward adjectival + noun compound following regular cross-linguistic naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will infer the meaning.

Etymology

The name European sea bream simply describes a kind of fish: the word bream was used for a round, silvery fish, sea shows it lives in salt water, and European shows where it is usually found. So the name means a 'bream' from the sea around Europe, which is why it refers today to the edible coastal fish used in cooking.