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fish
/fɪʃ/
A1 noun Food & Drink
🌎 Spanish (Latam): pescado
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
noun

An animal that lives in water and breathes through gills. Also used as a food, especially popular as 'fish and chips'.

Definición

🌎 Spanish (Latam)

Pez extraído de su medio para su consumo.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

As food: uncountable — 'I eat fish on Fridays.' As an animal, the plural is usually 'fish' (not 'fishes'): 'There are five fish in the tank.' Common collocations: fish and chips, fish tank, fish market, big fish (important person).

Cultural Notes

'Fish and chips' is one of the most iconic British dishes — battered fish fried and served with chips (thick fries). It is traditionally wrapped in paper. Eating fish on Fridays is a tradition in Catholic communities in English-speaking countries.

Example Sentences

The cook slices the fish.

"The cook slices the fish."

🌎 "El cocinero rebana el pescado."

We had fried fish for dinner.

"We had fried fish for dinner."

🌎 "Cenamos pescado frito."

Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English

The cook slices the ___.

Practice Quiz

1. The plural of 'fish' (the animal) is usually:
2. Fish and chips is a traditional dish from:

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