Besugo

/bəˈsuːɡoʊ/ noun

Definition

A large Mediterranean sea bream fish, valued as a food fish.

Etymology

From Spanish 'besugo,' possibly from Latin 'bisoculus' (two-eyed), referring to the fish's prominent eyes. The word entered English through Spanish maritime vocabulary.

Kelly Says

The besugo is considered such a delicacy in Spanish cuisine that it's traditionally served at Christmas dinner — this simple fish has cultural significance that made its name worth preserving in English dictionaries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በስውጎ
ba-soo-goh
ARالعربية
سلمون
sal-moon
BNবাংলা
বেসুগো
be-soo-goh
CACatalà
besugo
be-soo-goo
CSČeština
besugo
be-soo-goo
DADansk
besugo
be-soo-goo
DEDeutsch
Barsch
bar-sh
ELΕλληνικά
besugo
be-soo-goo
ESEspañol
besugo
be-soo-goh
FAفارسی
بِسُگو
bi-soo-goo
FISuomi
besugo
be-soo-goo
FRFrançais
lubin
loo-bee
GUGU
બેસુગો
ba-es-goo-oh
HAHA
besugo
be-soo-goo
HEעברית
besugo
be-soo-goo
HIहिन्दी
बेसुगो
be-soo-goh
HUMagyar
besugo
be-soo-goo
IDBahasa Indonesia
besugo
be-soo-goo
IGIG
besugo
be-soo-goo
ITItaliano
besugo
be-soo-goh
JA日本語
スズキ
su-zu-ki
KKKK
besugo
be-soo-goo
KMKM
បេស៊ូហ្គោ
ba-es-goo-goh
KO한국어
숭어
sung-eo
MRMR
बेसुगो
be-soo-goh
MSBahasa Melayu
besugo
be-soo-goo
MYမြန်မာ
ဘေစူဂို
ba-es-goo
NLNederlands
besugo
be-soo-goo
NONorsk
besugo
be-soo-goo
PAPA
ਬੇਸੁਗੋ
ba-es-goo-oh
PLPolski
besugo
be-soo-goo
PTPortuguês
besugo
be-soo-goo
RORomână
besugo
be-soo-goo
RUРусский
белуга
be-loo-gah
SVSvenska
besugo
be-soo-goo
SWKiswahili
besugo
be-soo-goo
TAதமிழ்
பேசுகோ
pa-es-koo-oh
TEతెలుగు
బేసుగో
ba-es-goo-oh
THไทย
ปลาเบซูโก
pla be-soo-goh
TLTL
besugo
be-soo-goo
TRTürkçe
besugo
be-soo-goo
UKУкраїнська
безуго
be-zoo-goh
URاردو
بِسُگو
bi-soo-goo
VITiếng Việt
cá mú
cah moo
YOYO
besugo
be-soo-goo
ZH中文
白姑鱼
bai-gu-yu
ZUZU
besugo
be-soo-goo

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