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robalo

robalo

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A fish that lives near the shore in the Americas and is eaten and caught for sport
  • noun
  • /rəˈbɑːloʊ/
  • US
: robalo
  • The chef prepared a delicious robalo dish for dinner.

Examples

  • The Caribbean side of Costa Rica is one of the best places to catch a trophy-class robalo on light tackle.

  • The chef prepared grilled robalo with lime and fresh herbs for the special.

  • Many anglers travel to the Gulf coast each year hoping to catch a large robalo.

  • The robalo is highly valued for both its sporting quality and its delicate flavor.

  • Have you ever tasted robalo?

  • When he heard that the lagoon behind the hotel was rumored to hold big robalo, he began modifying his luggage to include a travel rod and a stash of killer plugs.

  • But, more than all that, the snook, or robalo, has style.

Surface Forms

robalo singular
robaloes plural

Etymology

Robalo comes from Spanish and Portuguese, where the word was used as a 'name for a coastal fish' that fishermen and cooks prized. So English keeps the same name, and robalo today means that particular game and food fish.