milkfish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From milk + fish.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
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.
2016, Scott L. Kastner, Margaret M. Pearson, “Winning Hearts and Minds? On the Sources and Efficacy of Economic Engagement Policies in US-China and China-Taiwan Relations”, in Steven E. Lobell, Norrin M Ripsman, editors, The Political Economy of Regional Peacemaking, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 159–160: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.
2009 February 15, Mark Foggin, “Fast Food for the Filipino Soul”, in New York Times:
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Translations (24)
ml പൂമീൻ (Chanos chanos) · nan-hbl 虱目魚 (Chanos chanos) · pl chanos (Chanos chanos) · fi maitokala (Chanos chanos) · jv ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦁ (Chanos chanos) · hu indiai hering (Chanos chanos) · tr süt balığı (Chanos chanos) · id bandeng (Chanos chanos) · hu tejhal (Chanos chanos) · cmn 虱目魚 (Chanos chanos) · fr poisson-lait (Chanos chanos) · ru ха́нос (Chanos chanos) · es sabalote (Chanos chanos) · bg млечна риба (Chanos chanos) · nl bandeng (Chanos chanos) · tl bangus (Chanos chanos) · ko 갯농어 (Chanos chanos) · ja 虱目魚 (Chanos chanos) · bcl bangus (Chanos chanos) · es pez de leche (Chanos chanos) · pon eki (Chanos chanos) · de Milchfisch (Chanos chanos) · haw awa (Chanos chanos) · yue 虱目魚 (Chanos chanos)