turbot

American  

[tur-buht] / ˈtɜr bət /

noun

plural

turbot,

plural

turbots

1. a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond-shaped body: valued as a food fish.

2. any of several other flatfishes.

3. a triggerfish.

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turbot British  

/ ˈtɜːbət /

noun

1. a European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus , having a pale brown speckled scaleless body covered with tubercles: family Bothidae . It is highly valued as a food fish

2. any of various similar or related fishes

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Etymology

Origin of turbot

1250–1300; Middle English turbut < Anglo-French; Old French tourbot < Medieval Latin turb ( ō ) turbot ( Latin: top; apparently applied to the fish because of its outline; see turbine, turbit) + Old French -ot noun suffix

Example Sentences

Viewers may emerge from “The Taste of Things” desperate to find a restaurant that serves a good vol-au-vent, a turbot in hollandaise sauce or the meringue-coated ice cream confection known as baked alaska.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

If you want to use a flat fish such as flounder, turbot or sole, your roasting time might be shorter, so start checking earlier.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

The Dungeness crabs, Boston lobsters, turbot and other future meals signaled Taste of MP’s seafood credentials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Climate change has affected Nunavut's fisheries industry, which mainly catches turbot and shrimp for export to Asia, both for better and worse.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2022

He said it much as an Englishman at luncheon might ask an American guest whether he had ever eaten turbot.

From The Azure Rose A Novel by Kauffman, Reginald Wright