Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butterfish

/ˈbʌtəɹfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
but-ter-fish
IPA
/ˈbʌtəɹfɪʃ/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially

noun

Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially

noun

Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially

noun

Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially

Obsolete

noun

A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).

Informal

Etymology

From butter + fish.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʌtəɹfɪʃ/
  • British English: /ˈbʌtəfɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

butterfishes (plural) butter-fish (alternative)

Synonyms

rock gunnel pholis gunnellus stromateid fish stromateid

Questions

How do you pronounce butterfish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌtəɹfɪʃ/.
What does butterfish mean?
Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
Where does butterfish come from?
From butter + fish.

How to pronounce butterfish

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