Bangladeshi Freshwater Fish Vocabulary | English Names, Meanings & Images | দেশি স্বাদু পানির মাছ
Fish / fɪʃ / (ফিশ) n [a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, breathes through gills, and uses its fins and tail for swimming; also, the flesh of this animal eaten as food. Fish are found in nearly all aquatic environments, from high mountain streams to the deepest parts of the ocean. There are about 30,000 known species of fish in the world, and they are an important source of food for humans worldwide] (মাছ; মৎস্য; মীন): In the pool, he could see little silvery fish darting around. I cleaned and filleted the fish. Remove the skin and flake the cooked fish.
Fish Related Vocabulary Notes
Ø <VERB>
Fish (v) [to catch fish from a river, lake,
pond, etc. with a hook, nets, etc.] (মাছ
ধরা; মৎস্য শিকার করা): You can fish with
a hook in this pond.
Ø Scale / skeɪl
/ (স্কেইল)
n 1. [One of the many very small flat pieces
which cover the skin of fish, snakes, and many reptiles] (<মাছ;
সাপ ইত্যাদির> আঁশ; আঁইশ): The beast was
a python, with great purple and green scales.
2. [A device for
weighing things or people] (দাঁড়িপাল্লা;
মাপনী; মাপদণ্ড): bathroom/ weighing scales
Ø Breathe /
briːð / (ব্রীদ্) v [to take air into your lungs and send it out again
through your nose or mouth] (শ্বাস নেওয়া বা ফেলা):
She breathed deeply before speaking again.
<NOUN> Breath / breθ
/ (ব্রেথ) n [the air that you take into your lungs and send out again]
(দম; শ্বাসপ্রশ্বাস):
His breath smelt of garlic.
Ø Gill /
gɪl / (গিল) n [the organ through that fish and other water creatures
breathe] (<মাছের>
শ্বাসযন্ত্র/ ফুলকা; কানকুয়া): A gill is a
respiratory organ
Ø Fin /
fɪn / (ফিন) n [a thin, flat vertical part that sticks out from the
body of especially a fish or an aircraft that helps balance and movement] (<মাছ,
বিমান বা জলচর প্রাণীর> পাখনা বা ডানা):
The aircraft has a long tail
and fin.
Ø Flesh /
fleʃ / (ফ্লেশ) n [the soft substance between the skin and bones of
animals or human bodies] (<প্রাণীদেহের> কাঁচা মাংস/ গোস্ত): Tigers are flesh- eating animals. The smell of
rotting flesh(কাঁচা
মাংসের পচা গন্ধ).
Ø Aquatic /
əˈkwætɪk / (এˈকোঅ্যাটিক্) adj [living or growing in, happening in or connected with water]
(জলজ উদ্ভিদ, প্রাণী ইত্যাদি বিষয়ক): aquatic plants/fishes/sports/life/ecosystems.
Ø Wild /
waɪld / (ওআইল্ড্)
adj [describes plants or animals that live or
grow independently, in natural conditions and with natural characteristics] (বন্য পরিবেশে):
wild moorland
Ø Dart /
dɑːrt / (ডাঃর্ট)
v [to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction]
(তীর বেগে ছোটা বা ছোটানো):
A dog darted across the road in front of me
Ø Gut / gʌt / (গাট্) n [the
organs in and around the stomach, especially in an animal](<মাছ বা প্রাণীর
নাড়িভুঁড়ি>): I will only cook the fish if the guts have been
removed.
Ø <VERB>
Gut [to remove the organs from inside a fish or an animal to prepare it for cooking](<মাছ বা
অন্যপ্রাণীর পেট থেকে> নাড়ভুঁড়ি বের করে নেওয়া) : Lyzoo gutted the
fishes and cut off their heads.
Ø Roe / roʊ / (রৌ) n [the mass of eggs inside a female fish <hard
roe> or the sperm of a male fish<soft roe>, eaten as a curry of female
roe] (মাছের
ডিমের দলা):
Ø Fillet
/ fɪˈlɪt / (ফিˈলিট) n [a piece of meat or fish that has no bones in it] (মাছের
কাঁটাহীন টুকরা বা মাংসের হাড়বিহীন টুকরা):
Plaice fillets.
Ø Flake /
fleɪk / (ফ্লেইক) v
[to come off a surface in small, thin pieces] (পরতে
পরতে খসে পড়া বা উঠে আসা): Flake the tuna
and add to the sauce.
Ø <NOUN>
Flake [a small, very thin layer or piece of Sth]
(ছোট ছোট হালকা পাতলা টুকরা; পরত): This room needs decorating, flakes of paint keep
coming off the walls.
Ø Fishbone / fɪʃboʊn / (ফিশবৌন্) n [a small, sharp bone in a fish that supports its body and must often be removed before the fish is eaten](মাছের কাঁটা): A small fishbone got stuck in his throat. pick out the fish bones → কাঁটা বেছে বের করা
47 Common Bangladeshi Freshwater Fish
Ø Distinct / dɪˈstɪŋkt / (ডিˈছ্টিঙক্ট্) adj [easily
or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc.] (সহজে
পৃথক করা যায় এমন): There is a distinct smell of Hilsa fish.
<ADJ> Distinctly / dɪˈstɪŋktli / (ডিˈছটিঙকট্লি) adj [] (স্পষ্টভাবে): We distinctly heard someone calling us.
Ø Texture /
ˈtekstʃər
/ (ˈটেকছ্চএর) n [the way food or drink tastes or feels in your
mouth, for example, whether it is rough, smooth, light, heavy, etc.] (স্বাদ
ও গঠন): The two butters are very
different in both taste and texture.
Ø Mouth-Watering
/ ˈmaʊθ-wɔːtərɪŋ
/ (ˈমাউথ-ওয়োটএরিং)
adj [describes food looks or smells, so good
that you want to eat immediately] (অত্যন্ত ক্ষুধাবর্ধক; জ্বিবে জল
এসে যায় এমন): a mouth-watering display of
mango pickles.
Ø Superb / suːˈpɜːrb / (ছূˈপা্র্ব) adj [excellent; of very good quality] (দেদীপ্যমান; অতুৎকৃষ্ট; খাসা; চমৎকার): The cuisine is absolutely superb. Her performance was superb.
Rohu / ˈroʊhuː / n [a species of carp fish found in rivers, lakes, and
large ponds in South Asia] (রুই মাছ): Deep-fried Rohu is used in making potoler dolma, a
traditional delicacy.
Ø Delicacy / ˈdelɪkəsi / (ˈডেলিকএছি) n [<of food> something especially rare or expensive, that is good to take](<খাদ্য সন্মন্ধে> উপাদেয়/ রসনারোচক/ সুস্বাদু খাদ্য):
.Ø Freshwater
/ ˈfreʃwɔːtər / (ˈফ্রেশ্ওয়োটএর) adj [living in water that is not the sea
and is not salty] (মিঠাপানি): a freshwater lake/river.
Ø Aquaculture / ˈækwəkʌltʃər / (ˈএ্যাকুকালচএর) n [the growing of animals in freshwater for food] (জলজ্যপ্রাণী চাষ):
Ø Induce / ɪnˈduːs / (ইনডূছ্) v [to cause a pregnant to give birth by giving a special treatment] (কৃত্রিমভাবে প্রসবের ব্যবস্থা করা): We will have to induce her.
Grass Carp / græs kɑːrp / (গ্র্যাছ কাঃর্প) n [a freshwater fish with a long, torpedo-shaped body. Its mouth is slightly oblique with firm, non-fleshy lips. The body is dark olive in color, shading to brownish-yellow on the sides, with a white belly and large, slightly outlined scales] (গ্র্যাস কাপ মাছ): The grass carp grows very rapidly.
Ø Burrow / ˈbɜːroʊ / (ˈবা্রৌ) v [to move into a position where one can
feel warm, comfortable, or safe](ˈনিরাপদ স্থানে
অবস্থান করা): Suddenly shy, our young daughter burrowed her head
into my shoulder.
Ø Ambush / ˈæmbʊʃ / (ˈএ্যাম্বুশ্) v [the act of hiding and waiting for
Sb/Sth and then making a surprise attack
on them] (অতর্কিতে
আক্রমন করা): She was ambushed by gunmen on her way to the office.
Ø Whisker
/ ˈwɪskər
/ (ˈউইছকএর) n [any
of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse, or other mammal] (<ইদুর, বিড়াল, ইত্যাদির> গোঁফ): She watched the cat cleaning the milk
off her whisker.
Ø Inhabit
/ ɪnˈhæbɪt / (ইনˈহ্যাবিট্) v [to
live in a particular place] (বসবাস/ বসতি/ নিবাস
করা): These remote
islands are inhabited only by birds.
<NOUN> Inhabitant / ɪnˈhæbɪtənt / (ইনˈহ্যাবিটএন্ট্) n [a person or an animal that lives in a
particular place] (অধিবাসী;
নিবাসী): 75% of the inhabitants lived in the countryside(পল্লী- এলাকা).
Ø Shallow
/ ˈʃæloʊ
/ (ˈশ্যালৌ) adj [not having much distance between the
top or surface and the bottom] (অগভীর): Fry the fish in a shallow pan.
<ANT> Deep
Ø Ditch / dɪtʃ / (ডিচ্) n [a long narrow channel dug usually at the side
of a field or road, to hold or take away water] (ডোবা; পরিখা):
Ø Swamp / swɑːmp / (সোআম্প্) n [an area of ground that is very wet or covered
with water and in which plants, crops, etc. are growing] (জলাভূমি; বিল; জলা): Cows were grazing on the swamps.
<SYN> Marsh
Ø Omnivorous / ɑːmˈnɪvərəs / (আমˈনিভএরএছ্) adj [eating all types of food, especially both
plants and meat] (সর্বভোজী;
সর্বভুক): Pigs are omnivorous
animals.
Ø Sting / stɪŋ / (স্টিঙ্) n {US also stinger} [a sharp pointed part of an
insect, plant or animal that goes through a person’s or animal’s skin leaving a
small, painful and sometime poisonous wound] (তীক্ষ্ণ
বিষাক্ত হুল <মৌমাছি ভিমরুল প্রভৃতির>):
Ø Pectoral / ˈpektərəl / (ˈপেক্টএরএল্) adj [relating to or connected with the chest or
breast] (বুক
সংক্রান্ত; বক্ষের): pectoral fins
Ø Brackish
/ ˈbrækɪʃ / (ˈব্র্যাকিশ্) adj [<of water> salty, dirty in an
unpleasant way] (<পানি
সম্পর্কে> ঈষৎ লোনা): brackish
lakes/ lagoons/ marshes
Ø Dwarf / dwɔːrf / (ডোয়োর্ফ্) n [an extremely small person, who will
never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem] (বামন; ক্ষুদ্রাকৃতির মানব): a person suffering from dwarfism.
Goonch Catfish
/ ɡuːntʃ
ˈkætˌfɪʃ / n {also Devil catfish,
Goonch} [a
large species of catfish in the genus Bagarius, found in large and medium-sized
rivers of South and Southeast Asia](বাঘাইর মাছ):
Silond Catfish / saɪˈlɒnd ˈkætfɪʃ / n [a large freshwater catfish found in rivers of South Asia, known for its long body and sharp fins] (শিলং / ধাইন / সিলোন / জিলাং মাছ):
Ø Float
/ floʊt / (ফ্লৌট্) v [to
stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink(ডুবা) or to move
slowly in the air] (ভাসা; ভেসে থাকা/
যাওয়া): The smell of new
baked bread floated up from the kitchen.
Ø Nocturnal
/ nɑːkˈtɜːrnl / (নাঃকটা্র্ন্ল) adj [<of animals> active at night] (নিশাচর; নৈশ): These animals are largely
nocturnal.
<ANT> Diurnal / daɪˈɜːrnl / (ডাইˈআঃর্নল)
How to
Select Fresh and Good Fish
Good, fresh fish is a delicate food that can be cooked in different ways.
Buying the highest quality can be tricky, but it is an easy way to
choose fresh and good fish.
1.
Check the fish’s eyes: they should be
clear, not cloudy. If the eyes are cloudy, then the fish is old.
2.
Check the fish’s body: press the body to test it
for elasticity. The flesh should be firm and springy, and it should appear shiny. Dark spots and bruises on the body indicate poor quality.
3.
Check the fish’s smell: it should not have a pungent,
fishy(আঁশটে)
odor; the flesh of the fish should smell faint or not smell at all.
4.
Check the fish’s gills: which should be wet
and appear bright red or bright pink. If they are faded or grayish,
or if the gills are dry or slimy, then the fish is old.
Caution: A red dye is often applied to the gills to make them appear fresh.
5. Check the fish’s flesh gaps: the flesh on a fish fillet should be tight with no gaps. A flesh fillet from a good fish should be translucent and not discolored.
Necessary Vocabulary Notes
Ø Trick / trɪk / (ট্রিক্)
n [something that you do to make Sb believe Sth
which is not true] (চালাকি; চাল; কুচাল; তামাশা; বাহানা; ছলচাতুরী): He played a really nasty trick on me – he put syrup
in my shampoo bottle!
<ADJ> Tricky / ˈtrɪki
/ (ˈট্রিকি) adj [<of people> clever, but likely
to trick you] (কুটিল; ধাপ্পাবাজী; ধোঁকাবাজী): She was a tricky character, that
one.
<NOUN> Trickster / ˈtrikstər
/ (ˈট্রিকস্টএর)
n [a person who tricks or deceives other people] (ধোঁকাবাজ; ধান্দাবাজ;
ধাপ্পাবাজ; ফিচেল): A trickster politician
Ø Check / tʃek / (চেক্) v [to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe or suitable by examining it or them quickly] (কোনোকিছু সঠিক বা ভালকিনা তা পরোক করে দেখা): Have you checked the fish?
<ANT>
Transparent
<ANT>
Fresh
<SYN> Seem
<SYN>
Injure
<NOUN>
Indication / ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn / (ˌইনডিˈকেইশন) n [a
sign that something exists, is true , or what sb is thinking or feeling] (ইঙ্গিত; পূর্বলক্ষণ): They
gave no indication of how the work should be done.
Ø Pungent / ˈpʌndʒənt / (ˈপানজএন্ট্) adj [describes a very strong smell or taste, something one that is unpleasantly strong] (<গন্ধ, স্বাদ ইত্যাদি> কড়া, তীব্র, তীক্ষ্ণ; তিক্তস্বাদযুক্ত ঝাল): the pungent smell of burning rubber
Ø Odor / ˈoʊdər / (ˈঔডএর) n [a smell, especially one that is unpleasant<অরুচিকর>] (অপ্রিয়
গন্ধ): a foul(বিশ্রী)/ musty(বাসি, ছাতাপড়া)/ etc odor.
Ø Faint / feɪnt / (ফেইন্ট্) adj [that cannot be clearly seen, heard, or smelt] (ক্ষীণ; অস্পষ্ট): a faint smell of perfume.
Ø Wet /
wet / (ওএট) adj [covered in water or another liquid] (সিক্ত;
ভেজা): Her face was wet with tears. I had to cycle in the
rain and got soaked(ভিজেযাওয়া) wet.
Ø Fade /
feɪd / (ফেইড) v [to lose color, brightness or strength gradually] (বর্ণ,
উজ্জলতা, সজীবতা বা শক্তি কমে যাওয়া; বিবর্ণ করা বা হওয়া):The
curtains(<জানালার>
পর্দা) had faded in the sun. My sunburn is already fading.
Ø Slime / slaɪm / (স্লাইম) n [a sticky liquid substance which is unpleasant to
touch, such as the liquid produced by fish and snails and the greenish
brown
substance found near water] (নরম,
নোংরা, আঠালো পদার্থ): Snails and slugs(উদ্যানকীট) leave a
trail of slime.
<ADJ>
Slimy / ˈslaɪmi / (ˈস্লাইমি) adj [like or coverd with slim](নোংড়া কাদাটে ও
পিচ্ছিল): thick slimy mud
Ø Caution / ˈkɔːʃn / (ˈকোশ্ন্) n [great care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks] (সতর্কতা অবলম্বন): As it was his first offence, he was only given a caution.
<SYN> Prudent
Ø Dye / daɪ / (ডাই) v [to change the color of Sth, especially bu using a special liquid or substance] (বিশেষ তরল পদার্থ দিয়ে কোনোকিছুর রং পরিবর্তন করা): She dyed her hair blonde.
Ø Apply / əˈplaɪ / (এˈপলাই) v [to make use of Sth or make Sth work in a particular purpose] (প্রোয়গ করা): to apply economic sanctions.
Ø Gap / gæp / (গ্যাপ) n [a space between two things or in the middle of Sth, especially because there is a part missing] (ফাঁক): The children squeezed through a gap in the wall.
Ø Translucent / trænsˈluːsnt / (ট্র্যানছˈলূন্ট্) adj [allowing light to pass through but not transparent] (আলোক প্রবাহী কিন্তু অস্বচ্ছ): translucent plastic/ glass
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