pez panga
/peθ panɡa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "swai fish" is translated into Spanish as pez panga.
The term refers to a type of striped catfish that is primarily farmed in Vietnam.
Which one should you use?
While pez panga is the standard term, you may also encounter the informal term bagre blanco.
How do you pronounce it?
/peθ panɡa/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word pez is used for fish in the water, but once that fish is caught and becomes food on a plate, it is called pescado.
- The word panga used in pez panga is a loanword borrowed directly from Vietnamese terminology rather than being a native Spanish word.
- The word pez can have two completely different origins depending on the spelling and context. While it refers to 'fish', a homograph spelled the same way comes from the Latin 'picem', meaning 'pitch' or 'resin'.
Examples in context
- Estoy preparando una deliciosa receta con panga.I'm preparing a delicious recipe with swai fish.
- Ayer compré un delicioso bagre blanco en el mercado.Yesterday, I bought a delicious swai fish at the market.
- El pez panga es muy común en Vietnam.The swai fish is very common in Vietnam.
- ¿Vendemos pez panga en este restaurante?Do we sell swai fish in this restaurant?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are looking at a menu in a seafood restaurant.
- Alejandro¿Qué tipo de pescado es el pez panga?What type of fish is swai fish?
- LucíaEs un tipo de bagre de Vietnam.It is a type of catfish from Vietnam.
- AlejandroParece una opción muy saludable.It looks like a very healthy option.
- LucíaSí, es muy ligero y rico.Yes, it is very light and tasty.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
