noun
Meaning 1
A knife for cutting and serving fish at table.
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fish-knife
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noun
Meaning 2
A table knife with spatula-shaped blade designed for eating fish.
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History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fyschknyff.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: couteau à poisson — table knife for eating fish
- Galician: pa de peixe — table knife for eating fish
- Galician: coitelo de peixe — table knife for eating fish
- German: Fischmesser — table knife for eating fish
- Greek: ψαρομάχαιρο (psaromáchairo) — table knife for eating fish
- Greek: μαχαίρι του ψαριού (machaíri tou psarioú) — table knife for eating fish
- Italian: coltello da pesce — table knife for eating fish
- Polish: nóż do ryb — table knife for eating fish
- Turkish: balık bıçağı — table knife for eating fish