turbot
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English turbot, turbut, from Anglo-Norman turbut, Old French turbot, torbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːbət/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝbət/
Noun
editturbot (plural turbot or turbots)
- Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
- Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
- 1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps[1]:
- Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.
- A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen).
Derived terms
editTranslations
editScophthalmus maximus
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any of various flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae
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triggerfish — see triggerfish
References
edit- turbot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scophthalmidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Scophthalmidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Catalan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNoun
editturbot m (plural turbots)
- turbot
- Synonyms: rèmol empetxinat, rèvola
Further reading
edit- “turbot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French [Term?], from Old Swedish törnbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt”). The name may have arisen because the fish has an appearance similar to a stump.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editturbot m (plural turbots)
Further reading
edit- “turbot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French turbot.
Noun
editturbot m (plural turbots)
Polish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editturbot m animal
- turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
- Synonym: skarp
Declension
editDeclension of turbot
Further reading
edit- turbot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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