Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
fish-ball
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fish + ball.

Inflected Forms

fishballs (plural) fish ball (alternative) fish-ball (alternative)

Phrases

fish stick crab cake crab stick

Frequently Paired Words

fishcake fishmeal fish stick meatball shrimpball squidball crab cake crab stick

Questions

What does fishball mean?
A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
Where does fishball come from?
From fish + ball.

How to pronounce fishball

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