Catalufa

/ˌkætəˈluːfə/ noun

Definition

A colorful food fish found in tropical Atlantic waters, valued for commercial and sport fishing.

Etymology

From Spanish 'catalufa,' borrowed from Portuguese or Arawakan origins, reflecting the Caribbean and Atlantic trade routes. The word traveled with colonial explorers.

Kelly Says

Catalufas are vibrantly colored reef fish that were named by Spanish and Portuguese traders who encountered them in the Caribbean—the name traveled the same routes as the fish themselves!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካትላውፋ
kat-a-lu-wa
ARالعربية
كَاتَالُفَة
ka-ta-lu-fa
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটালুফা
kat-a-lu-fa
CACatalà
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
CSČeština
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
DADansk
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
DEDeutsch
Catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
ELΕλληνικά
καταλούφα
kat-a-lu-fa
ESEspañol
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
FAفارسی
کاتالُفا
kat-a-lu-fa
FISuomi
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
FRFrançais
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
GUGU
કેટલુફા
ket-a-lu-fa
HAHA
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
HEעברית
קטאלופה
kat-a-lu-fa
HIहिन्दी
कैटलुफा
kat-a-lu-fa
HUMagyar
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
IGIG
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
ITItaliano
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
JA日本語
カタルーファ
kata-ru-fa
KKKK
каталуфа
kat-a-lu-fa
KMKM
កាតាឡួផា
ka-ta-lu-fa
KO한국어
카탈루파
ka-ta-ru-pa
MRMR
कॅटलुफा
kat-a-lu-fa
MSBahasa Melayu
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
MYမြန်မာ
ကတ်လူးဖာ
kat-lu-fa
NLNederlands
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
NONorsk
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
PAPA
ਕੈਟਲੁਫਾ
kat-a-lu-fa
PLPolski
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
PTPortuguês
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
RORomână
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
RUРусский
каталуфа
kat-a-lu-fa
SVSvenska
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
SWKiswahili
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
TAதமிழ்
கத்தலுஃபா
kat-a-lu-fa
TEతెలుగు
కథలూఫా
kat-ha-lu-fa
THไทย
แคทาลูฟา
ka-ta-lu-fa
TLTL
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
TRTürkçe
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
UKУкраїнська
каталуфа
kat-a-lu-fa
URاردو
کٹالُفہ
kat-a-lu-fa
VITiếng Việt
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa
YOYO
katálúfà
ka-ta-lu-fa
ZH中文
catalufa
ka-ta-lu-fa
ZUZU
catalufa
kat-a-lu-fa

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