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fish cake

or fish·cake

[ fish-keyk ]
/ ˈfɪʃ ˌkeɪk /
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noun
a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt cod or whitefish, and mashed or grated potato, bread crumbs, or flour.
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Also called fish ball [fish-bawl] /ˈfɪʃ ˌbɔl/ .

Origin of fish cake

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby fish cake

fish-and-chip shop, fish-bellied, fishbolt, fishbone fern, fishbowl, fish cake, fish crow, fish culture, fish doctor, fish duck, fish eagle
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British Dictionary definitions for fish cake

fishcake
/ (ˈfɪʃˌkeɪk) /
noun
a fried ball of flaked fish mixed with mashed potatoes
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