Definition
A large Asian milkfish (Chanos chanos) commonly farmed and eaten in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Etymology
From Javanese/Malay bandeng, the local name for this fish species. It entered English through colonial contact with Southeast Asian fishing communities.
Kelly Says
Bandeng is so important to Filipino and Indonesian cuisine that entire coastal economies depend on farming these fish—it's basically the milkfish that feeds millions, yet most English speakers have never heard of it!
Translations
ARالعربية
bandeng
ban-denh
CACatalà
bandeng
ban-denh
CSČeština
bandeng
ban-denh
DEDeutsch
Bandeng
ban-denh
ELΕλληνικά
bandeng
ban-denh
ESEspañol
pez bandeng
pez ban-denh
FAفارسی
باندرنگ
band-e-rang
FRFrançais
bandeng
ban-dehng
HIहिन्दी
बैंडेंग
ban-denh
HUMagyar
bandeng
ban-denh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bandeng
ban-denh
ITItaliano
bandeng
ban-denh
MSBahasa Melayu
bandeng
ban-denh
MYမြန်မာ
bandeng
ban-denh
NLNederlands
bandeng
ban-denh
PLPolski
bandeng
ban-denh
PTPortuguês
bandeng
ban-denh
RORomână
bandeng
ban-denh
SVSvenska
bandeng
ban-denh
SWKiswahili
bandeng
ban-denh
TEతెలుగు
బండెంగు
ban-den-gu
TRTürkçe
bandeng
ban-denh
UKУкраїнська
бандэн
ban-den
VITiếng Việt
cá bandeng
ca ban-denh