pescada
Hake in Portuguese is pescada, the name of the fish.
pescada is the word for hake.
Meaning: fish (noun)
Did you know?
- The word pescada comes from the verb pescar, meaning 'to fish'. This makes the hake literally 'the fished one' in Portuguese.
- In Portugal, pescada is often used as a generic term for a variety of white fish fillets in restaurants, even if they are not strictly hake.
- The word pescada shares its root with the Spanish word pescada, though in Spanish it more frequently refers to the 'catch' or the 'act of fishing' than specifically to the hake fish.
Examples in context
- Esta espécie alimenta-se de lulas, polvos, pescada-do-pacífico e outros peixes ósseos, vários peixes cartilagíneos e peixes sem mandíbula.The species eat squid, octopus, Pacific hake and other boney fishes, various cartilaginous fishes, and jawless fishes.Here pescada-do-pacífico means Pacific hake, one of the foods the species eats.Tatoeba #12363179 by Cangarejo, translation #12363178 by Cangarejo
- Senhor, a importação de pescada tem tido um grande impacto no mercado local.Sir, the importation of hake has had a significant impact on the local market.
- Vamos fazer pescadinha grelhada para o almoço?Shall we make grilled hake for lunch?
- A pescada é muito fresca hoje.The hake is very fresh today.
- Eu gosto de comer pescada assada.I like to eat roasted hake.
Example conversation
Lucas and Juliana are ordering dinner at a restaurant.
- LucasO que você vai pedir, Juliana?What are you going to order, Juliana?
- JulianaEu vou pedir a pescada do dia.I am going to order the hake of the day.
- LucasParece ótima. Vou pedir a mesma coisa.That sounds great. I'll order the same thing.
- JulianaCombinado, Lucas!It's a deal, Lucas!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pescada, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
