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sea·food

(sē′fo͞od′)

Edible fish or shellfish from the sea.

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seafood

(ˈsiːˌfuːd)

(Cookery) edible saltwater fish or shellfish

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sea•food

(ˈsiˌfud)

n.

any fish or shellfish from the sea used for food.

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Noun

seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc

solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink"

saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food

freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food

calamari, calamary, squid - (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

octopus - tentacles of octopus prepared as food

winkle, periwinkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

whelk - large marine snail much used as food in Europe

shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

prawn, shrimp - any of various edible decapod crustaceans

whitefish - any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

hard roe, roe - fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

milt, soft roe - fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture

seafood

Seafood

abalone, anchovy, Balmain bug (Austral.), barramundi, bass, blackfish, bloater, blue cod, bonito, bream, brill, butterfish, callop, carp, catfish, clam, clappy-doo or clabby-doo (Scot.), cockle, coalfish or saithe, cockle, cod, codling, crab, crayfish or crawfish, dab, dogfish, dorado, Dover sole, Dublin Bay prawn, eel, flounder, gemfish, grayling, Greenland halibut, haddock, hake, halibut, herring, huss, jewfish, John Dory, kahawai or Australian salmon, kingfish, king prawn, kipper, langoustine, lemon sole, ling, lobster, lumpfish, mackerel, marron, megrim, monkfish, Moreton Bay bug (Austral.), morwong, mullet, mulloway, mussel, nannygai, Norway lobster, octopus, oyster, parrotfish, perch, pike, pilchard, pipi, plaice, pollack, pomfret, pout, prawn, queenie or queen scallop, rainbow trout, redfish, red snapper, roach, rockfish, salmon, sardine, scallop or scollop, sea cucumber, shad, shark, shrimp, sild, skate, skipjack tuna, snapper, snoek, snook, sockeye or red salmon, sole, sprat, squid, swordfish, tarakihi or terakihi, teraglin, tiger prawn, tilefish, trevally (Austral. & N.Z.), trout, tuna or tunny, turbot, wahoo, whelk, whitebait, whiting, winkle, witch, wolffish, yabby or yabbie (Austral.), yellow belly (Austral.), zander

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marisco

seafood

[ˈsiːfuːd]

A. N → marisco m, mariscos mpl

B. CPD seafood cocktail N → cóctel m de marisco(s)
seafood restaurant N → marisquería f

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sea

(siː) noun

1. (often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface. I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; (also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.mar

2. a particular area of sea. the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.mar

3. a particular state of the sea. mountainous seas.mar

ˈseaward(s) adverb

towards the sea; away from the land. The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards. hacia el mar

ˈseaboard noun

the seacoast. the eastern seaboard of the United States.litoral

sea breeze

a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land. brisa marina

ˈseafaring adjective

of work or travel on ships. a seafaring man.marinero

ˈseafood noun

fish, especially shellfish. mariscos

adjective

seafood restaurants. de marisco

ˈseafront noun

a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea. paseo marítimo

ˈsea-going adjective

designed and equipped for travelling on the sea. a sea-going yacht.marítimo

ˈseagull noun

a gull. gaviota

sea level

the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured. three hundred metres above sea level.nivel del mar

ˈsea-lion noun

a type of large seal. león marino

ˈseaman – plural ˈseamen – noun

a sailor, especially a member of a ship's crew who is not an officer. marinero

ˈseaport noun

a port on the coast. puerto de mar

ˈseashell noun

the (empty) shell of a sea creature. concha, caracol de mar

ˈseashore noun

the land close to the sea. playa, orilla del mar

ˈseasick adjective

ill because of the motion of a ship at sea. Were you seasick on the voyage?mareado

ˈseasickness noun

mareo

ˈseaside noun

(usually with the) a place beside the sea. We like to go to the seaside in the summer.orilla del mar

ˈseaweed noun

plants growing in the sea. The beach was covered with seaweed.alga

ˈseaworthy adjective

(negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea. en condiciones de navegar

ˈseaworthiness noun

buen estado para navegar

at sea

1. on a ship and away from land. He has been at sea for four months. en alta mar

2. puzzled or bewildered. Can I help you? You seem all at sea.desorientado, perdido

go to sea

to become a sailor. He wants to go to sea. hacerse marinero

put to sea

to leave the land or a port. They planned to put to sea the next day.zarpar, hacerse a la mar

seafood

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