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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSeafood
/ˈsiː.fuːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Edible marine animals and plants, especially fish and shellfish.
"Many people enjoy seafood dishes like shrimp scampi and clam chowder." - 2
A category of food that includes fish, shellfish, and other sea creatures.
"The restaurant specializes in fresh seafood sourced from local fishermen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compounding of the Middle English words 'see' (sea) and 'fode' (food), appearing in written records around the late 19th century as commercial fishing and modern transportation expanded the availability of ocean-derived sustenance to inland populations. It reflects a semantic generalization encompassing both edible fish and shellfish harvested from marine environments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Seafood" is said worldwide
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Fruits de mer
Transliteration: fʁy d(ə) mɛʁ
"Les fruits de mer sont très populaires en France."
Meeresfrüchte
Transliteration: ˈmeːʁəsˌfʁyːxtə
"Meeresfrüchte sind eine Delikatesse in vielen Küstenregionen."
Frutti di mare
Transliteration: ˈfrutti di ˈmaːre
"I frutti di mare sono un piatto tradizionale italiano."
Mariscos
Transliteration: maˈɾiskos
"Los mariscos son muy populares en la cocina española."
Frutos do mar
Transliteration: ˈfɾutuz du maʁ
"Os frutos do mar são uma especialidade em Portugal."
समुद्री भोजन
Transliteration: samudrī bhojan
"समुद्री भोजन भारतीय व्यंजनों में लोकप्रिय है।"
海鲜
Transliteration: hǎixiān
"海鲜在中国菜中非常受欢迎。"
해산물
Transliteration: haesanmul
"해산물 요리는 한국에서 인기가 많습니다."
海産物
Transliteration: kaisambutsu
"海産物は日本料理に欠かせない食材です。"
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