halibut
Significat
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈhæ.lɪ.bət/
Etimologia
From Middle English *halibutt, equivalent to holy + but (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days. Compare Dutch heilbot, German Heiligbutt, Heilbutt, Heilbutte. Compare also Danish helleflynder, Swedish helgeflundra.
Millora la teva pronunciació
Comenceu a aprendre anglès amb learnfeliz .
Practica parlar i memoritzar " halibut " i moltes altres paraules i frases a anglès .
Aneu a la nostra pàgina del curs anglès
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