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fish cake

American  
[fish keyk] / ˈfɪʃ ˌkeɪk /
Or fishcake

noun

  1. a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt cod or whitefish, and mashed or grated potato, bread crumbs, or flour.


Etymology

Origin of fish cake

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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Their feast also consists of hard-boiled eggs, shrimp crackers, cup ramyeon, odeng-guk fish cake soup, sweet hotteok pancakes and naengmyeon, which is served in a stainless steel bowl.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

However, no restaurant in my orbit offers a steamed fish cake to rival Jiwa Singapura’s otah.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

There are clumps of protein mashed together like a fish cake with a nice, crisp exterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Add your own scallions, slivered napa cabbage, fresh cilantro, mushrooms, fish cake, egg or whatever else suits your fancy for a slurp-worthy bowl.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2021

It turned out to be a miniature spicy fish cake.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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