fishball
fishball noun: a food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
Noun
fishball (plural fishballs)
- A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
- In Singapore, the most popular surimi-based product is the fish ball, which is used in a local application, Yong Tau Foo.2005, Jae W. Park, editor, Surimi and Surimi Seafood, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 388
fishball meaning in Tagalog, Malay, Indonesian and Thai
fishball in Tagalog
- pulverized fish shaped into a ball
- pisbol
fishball in Malay
- pulverized fish shaped into a ball
- bola ikan
fishball in Indonesian
- pulverized fish shaped into a ball
- bakso ikan
fishball in Thai
- pulverized fish shaped into a ball
- ลูกชิ้น lôok chín
More languagesFewer languages
- fishball in Vietnamese
- cá viên
Forms of fishball
| plural | fishballs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fish ball |
| alternative form | fish-ball |
Origin of fishball
From fish + ball.
Questions about fishball
- What does fishball mean?
- Fishball means a food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
- What is fishball in Tagalog?
- Fishball in Tagalog is pisbol. See Fishball meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is fishball?
- Fishball is a noun.
- What is the plural of fishball?
- The plural of fishball is fishballs.
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