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

Each course is practically a feast unto itself: vol-au-vent, roasted veal loin, poached turbot, baked Alaska — and that’s just the first half-hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Diana is reported to have ordered an appetizer of mushrooms and asparagus, and then sole; for Dodi, turbot.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2022

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

On the other hand, those four people might consider the possibility of a whole fish, an entire Spanish turbot, say, run through with a wooden skewer and grilled.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2022

And turbot and flounder, 'Mid fish that were rounder, Just caper'd as gaily.

From Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland by Crocker, T. Crofton