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
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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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