turbot

English

Wikipedia

A turbot.

Etymology

From Old (and modern) French turbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɜːbət/

Noun

turbot (plural turbot or turbots)

1. Any of various flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
   • 1931, Francis Beeding, chapter 1/1, Death Walks in Eastrepps^[1]:

     Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.

Translations

any of various flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae

• Bulgarian: калкан (bg) (kalkán) m 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大菱鮃 (cmn), 大菱鲆 (cmn) (dàlíngpíng)

• Finnish: piikkikampela
• French: turbot (fr) m
• German: Steinbutt (de) m
• Greek: καλκάνι (el) n (kalkáni)
• Italian: rombo (it) m
• Japanese: ターボット (ja) (tābotto)

• Jèrriais: turbot m
• Norwegian: piggvar (no)
• Portuguese: pregado (pt)
• Russian: палтус (ru) (páltus) m 
• Scottish Gaelic: bacan cearr (gd) m, pacach-cearr (gd)
• Spanish: rodaballo (es) m
• Swedish: piggvar (sv)
• Turkish: kalkan balığı (tr)

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French

Etymology

Old French, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt”). The name may have arisen because the fish has an appearance similar to a stump.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tyʀbo/

Noun

turbot m (plural turbots)

1. turbot

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French turbot.

Noun

turbot m (plural turbots)

1. turbot