Dictionary

blowfish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *blēaną Proto-West Germanic *blāan Old English blāwan Middle English blowen English blow Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English blowfish From blow + fish.

Meanings

1. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
   • Where the waves wish-wash, and the foghorn blows, And the blowfish nibble at your toes - oes - oes, The blowfish nibble at your toes. 1945, Harold Wallace Ross, William Shawn, Tina Brown, The New Yorker - Volume 21, Issues 21-37, page 20:
2. A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
   • Fugu, the blowfish or globefish, offers taste, health and adventure in every bite. 1981 November 29, Steve Lohr, “ONE MAN'S FUGU IS ANOTHER'S POISON”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2021:

Forms

Synonyms

globefish · swellfish · balloonfish · fugu · pufferfish · puffer

Translations (56)

id buntal (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · fi siilikala (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · mnc ᠸᠠᡴᡧᠠᡨᡠ (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · pt baiacu (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · fr poisson globe (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ka ბურთით თევზი (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · tr balon balığı (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · khb ᦔᦱᦗᦸᧂᦟᦳᧄ (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · fi siilikala (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · pau telebudel (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · it pesce palla (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · vi cá nóc (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ja フグ (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ko 복어 (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · dv ކޮލި އާއިލާ (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · pt fugu (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · de Kugelfisch (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · tl butete (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ko 복어 (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · da kuglefisk (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ru ры́ба-соба́ка (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · fr poisson ballon (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · pt peixe-balão (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · cmn 河豚 (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ja フグ (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · ga iasc balún (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ms buntal (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · es orbe (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ja 河豚 (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · bg риба-таралеж (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · tpw baîaku (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · nv niicháadii (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · mi kōpūtōtara (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · fi pallokala (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · ja 河豚 (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · fi fugu (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · ms ikan buntal (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · pam butiti (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · hu gömbhal (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ru иглобрю́хая ры́ба (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ulw itnus (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · sv blåsfisk (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · es pez globo (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · vi cá bóng (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · pl ryba rozdymkowata (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · fi pallokala (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ar أَسْمَاك بَالُون (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ru фу́гу (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · yrl mamayakú (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · th ปักเป้า (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · cmn 河豚 (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · pt fugu (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins) · nl kogelvis (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ceb butiti (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · ja 鰒 (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) · is ígulfiskur (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)