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- [muhngk-fish]
- /ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhngk-fish]
- /ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of monkfish word
- noun plural monkfish angler (def 3). 1
- noun monkfish A bottom-dwelling anglerfish of European waters. 1
- noun monkfish type of anglerfish 1
- noun monkfish meat of monkfish 1
- noun monkfish any of various anglers of the genus Lophius 0
- noun monkfish any of certain species of angler (sense 3), esp. when used as food 0
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Origin of monkfish
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; monk + fish, apparently alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Monkfish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
monkfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
monkfish usage trend in Literature
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- how to cook monkfish?
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- how to fillet a monkfish tail?
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- how to fish monkfish?
- how long to cook monkfish in a curry?
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- how to cook monkfish liver?
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