pescadilla

Spanish

Striped weakfish (Cynoscion striatus)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Noun

pescadilla f (plural pescadillas)

1. striped weakfish (Cynoscion striatus)
2. whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
3. fried fish taco (using whiting, tuna, red snapper, cod, etc.)

Derived terms

• pescadilla que se muerde la cola

 

Further reading

• “pescadilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014