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white mullet

white mullet

7.0
A silvery fish with a long thin body that people eat or use as bait
  • noun
  • /waɪt ˈmʌlɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mullet blanco
  • The chef prepared grilled white mullet with lemon and herbs for dinner.

Examples

  • Juvenile white mullet are a common sight in estuaries during the summer months.

  • Fishermen often catch white mullet in shallow waters along the coastline.

  • I caught a white mullet yesterday.

  • The white mullet is popular among fishermen.

  • Fishermen often catch white mullet in shallow waters along the coastline.

  • The chef prepared grilled white mullet with lemon and herbs for dinner.

  • Juvenile white mullet are a common sight in estuaries during the summer months.

Synonyms

mullet
vswhite mullet
4 4.3

A fish that lives near warm coasts and is often eaten

is a single species with silvery slender body used as food or bait
Mugil curema
vswhite mullet
  • Specialized
9.9

A silvery fish that lives in shallow coastal waters of the Americas

is the common English name rather than the Latin name

Surface Forms

white mullet singular
white mullets plural

Morphology

white + mullet

The meaning 'a silvery/white mullet fish' is directly derivable from combining 'white' (a color) with 'mullet' (a type of fish), so a learner who knows both words will understand it refers to a mullet that is white/silvery. This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition common across languages and standard in English, so it is immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

White mullet is a name that comes from the fish's pale, silvery look: people called this kind of mullet white because of its colour. That's why white mullet today means the silvery coastal fish often used for food or bait.