HALIBUT


Meaning of HALIBUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhælɪbət ]

n. (also holibut) (pl. same) a large marine flat-fish, Hippoglossus vulgaris, used as food. [ME f. haly HOLY + BUTT(3) flat-fish, perh. because eaten on holy days]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.