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fishcake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɪʃˌkeɪk/
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noun

Meaning 1

A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato or another starch, and seasoning, made into a patty and shallow fried.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fish + cake.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ငါးဖယ် (nga:hpai) — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚餅 /鱼饼 (yúbǐng) — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Danish: fiskefrikadelle — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Finnish: kalapihvi — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • French: acras — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • German: Fischfrikadelle — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • German: Fischlaibchen — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • German: Fischplätzchen — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Korean: 어묵 (eomuk) — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Korean: 물고기떡 (mulgogitteok) — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fiskekake — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fiskekake — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Polish: placek rybny — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Swedish: fiskkaka — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Thai: ทอดมัน (tɔ̂ɔt-man) — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried
  • Vietnamese: chả cá — mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and season made into a patty and shallow fried