Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milkfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: milk-fish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Its fare is a mix of fast-food staples like burgers and Chickenjoy, along with more regional dishes like smoked bangus, or milkfish — a national symbol of the Philippines — served with vinegar and pepper."
"The Taiwanese milkfish industry has faced troubles in recent years, and in 2011 a state-owned PRC firm placed an order for the fish from the town of Syuejia (Xuejia) in Tainan County."

Etymology

From milk + fish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

milkfishes (plural)

Synonyms

cotton fish

Questions

What does milkfish mean?: Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
Where does milkfish come from?: From milk + fish.

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