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fishmarket

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A market where fish is sold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A social gathering consisting only of females. Cf. sausagefest for males.

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History

Etymology

From Middle English fisshmarket; equivalent to fish + market.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aromanian: piscãrilji — market where fish is sold
  • Aromanian: piscãrilje — market where fish is sold
  • Asturian: rula — market where fish is sold
  • Chinese: 魚市 /鱼市 (hî-chhī/hû-chhī) — market where fish is sold
  • Chinese: 魚仔市 /鱼仔市 (hî-á-chhī/hû-á-chhī) — market where fish is sold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚市 /鱼市 (yúshì) — market where fish is sold
  • Finnish: kalatori — market where fish is sold
  • Galician: peixaría — market where fish is sold
  • Greek: ψαραγορά (psaragorá) — market where fish is sold
  • Greek: ιχθυαγορά (ichthyagorá) — market where fish is sold
  • Gujarati: માછલીપીઠ (māchlīpīṭh) — market where fish is sold
  • Gujarati: મચ્છીપીઠ (macchīpīṭh) — market where fish is sold
  • Gujarati: મચ્છીબજાર (macchībjār) — market where fish is sold
  • Irish: margadh éisc — market where fish is sold
  • Japanese: 魚市場 (uoichiba) — market where fish is sold
  • Japanese: 魚市 (uoichi) — market where fish is sold
  • Japanese: 魚河岸 — market where fish is sold
  • Korean: 어시장 (eosijang) — market where fish is sold
  • Korean: 어시 (eosi) — market where fish is sold
  • Korean: 생선장 (saengseonjang) — market where fish is sold
  • Latin: piscātōrium — market where fish is sold
  • Polish: targ rybny — market where fish is sold
  • Romanian: pescărie — market where fish is sold
  • Sicilian: piscarìa — market where fish is sold
  • Sicilian: mircatu dû pisci — market where fish is sold
  • Spanish: pescadería — market where fish is sold
  • Spanish: lonja — market where fish is sold
  • Swahili: soko la samaki — market where fish is sold
  • Volapük: fitamaket — market where fish is sold