fishball en · NOUN
Etymology
From fish + ball.
Meanings
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A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
In Singapore, the most popular surimi-based product is the fish ball, which is used in a local application, Yong Tau Foo.
2005, Jae W. Park, editor, Surimi and Surimi Seafood, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 388:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fishballs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fish ball | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fish-ball | alternative | lexicographic |
Descendants
Relateds
fishcake · shrimpball · crab stick · fish stick · crab cake · kikiam · fishmeal · squidball · takoyaki · meatball
Translations (18)
nb fiskebolle (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · id bakso ikan (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · ms bola ikan (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · tr balık köftesi (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · pl kulka rybna (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · sv fiskbulle (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · cmn 魚丸 /鱼丸 (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · da fiskebolle (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · th ลูกชิ้น (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · yue 魚蛋 /鱼蛋 (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · tl pisbol (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · ru ры́бный ша́рик (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · nan-hbl 魚丸 /鱼丸 (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · es bola de pescado (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · fi kalapulla (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · vi cá viên (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · hak 魚丸 /鱼丸 (pulverized fish shaped into a ball) · yue 魚丸 /鱼丸 (pulverized fish shaped into a ball)