rupchanda

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English[edit]

a rupchanda (Pampus chinensis)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Bengali রূপচাঁদা (rupcãda).

Noun[edit]

rupchanda (plural rupchanda)

  1. (South Asia, cooking) A Chinese silver pomfret, Pampus chinensis.
    • 1983, D. James, The production and storage of dried fish:
      Rupchanda were darker than the folia chanda among the two groups. Control group rupchanda had stronger rancid odour than the folia chanda of the same group.
    • 2002, Encyclopedia Britannica:
      Among the varieties of fish caught are the marine rupchanda, or pomfret, and the freshwater hilsa, a relative of the shad.
    • 2008, Charles Campion, London Restaurant Guide 2009, page 196:
      There are plenty of fish dishes − koi, hilsa, rupchanda and ayer all get a mention − but the menu has its chaotic moments and plenty of crossing out.

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