tilapia
pronunciation
How to pronounce tilapia in British English:
UK [tɪ'læpɪə]
How to pronounce tilapia in American English:
US [tɪ'lɑpɪr]
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- Noun:
- a genus of Cichlidae
Word Origin
- tilapia (n.)
- 1849, formed in Modern Latin, perhaps from Greek tilon, name of a fish in Aristotle, + apios "distant."
Example
- 1. Catfish , carp and tilapia are often bred this way .
- 2. Tilapia from china is making inroads elsewhere .
- 3. Tilapia has gained in popularity because one fillet by itself can be a main course .
- 4. About 95 percent of the company 's tilapia sales are frozen , says vidrine .
- 5. Schreibman works primarily with tilapia , which are resilient and good for research .