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fish finger en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, UK) A rectangular stick of processed fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling.
    • Next week will solve your problems / But now, fish fingers all in a line 1977, “Ex-Lion Tamer”, in Pink Flag, performed by Wire:
    • After green peas, the product that most helped Birds Eye was fish fingers. 2007, Michael Symons, chapter XX, in One Continuous Picnic: A Gastronomic History of Australia, page 242:
    • “Birds Eye fish fingers,” he said, “are made from cod, and when, a short while back there was talk of some strange deep sea varieties creeping into fish fingers, we, as a company spent £500 000 reassuring the consumer[…].” 1976, Fishing News International, volume 15, page 41:
    • If chip butties are the king of beige, fish finger sarnies are the queen. Home-made fish fingers are super-easy to make and freeze well, so make a large batch and keep them for a rainy day. 2012, Tom Herbert, Henry Herbert, The Fabulous Baker Brothers, unnumbered page:
    • 2009, Linda Larsen, The $7 Meals Cookbook: 301 Delicious, Nutritious Recipes the Whole Family Will Love, Adams Media, MA, page 148, Fish fingers are usually sold in very large packages, about 3–5 pounds.

Forms

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fish fingers Number=Plur lexicographic
fishfinger alternative lexicographic

Relateds

goujon

Synonyms

fish stick

Translations (22)

nl visstick (stick of processed fish) · tr çıtır balık (stick of processed fish) · tr balık kroket (stick of processed fish) · cy bys pysgod (stick of processed fish) · it bastoncino di pesce (stick of processed fish) · lt žuvies piršteliai (stick of processed fish) · fr bâton de poisson (stick of processed fish) · de Fischstäbchen (stick of processed fish) · fi kalapuikko (stick of processed fish) · ga méaróg éisc (stick of processed fish) · es palito de pescado (stick of processed fish) · nl fishstick (stick of processed fish) · cmn 魚條 /鱼条 (stick of processed fish) · sv fiskpinne (stick of processed fish) · et kalapulk (stick of processed fish) · pl paluszek rybny (stick of processed fish) · fr bâtonnet de poisson (stick of processed fish) · ru ры́бная па́лочка (stick of processed fish) · hu halrudacska (stick of processed fish) · pt douradinho (stick of processed fish) · no fiskepinne (stick of processed fish) · sw kidole cha samaki (stick of processed fish)