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saltfish

British  
/ ˈsɔːltfɪʃ /

noun

  1. salted cod

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Oh, and some seriously good, delectably crisp Jamaican ackee and saltfish bites.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2022

The ackee and saltfish are piled onto a fried dumpling, which has been cut down the middle.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2022

"Fridays to Sundays are our busiest days. People come in to buy bread to eat with their Sunday breakfast of saltfish and greens," he says.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2022

But do yourself a favor and whisper to the server that you want the morsels of saltfish fritters.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2021

Jam could smell the saltfish buljol he was making, and as they heard her enter, they both turned and smiled in a way that was designed to hide their worry but failed terribly.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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