Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lutefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lute-fish
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of characiform fish (Citharinidae), including the genera Citharidium (one species), Citharinops (one species), and Citharinus (6 species).

noun

Alternative form of lutefisk.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lute + fish.

Usage

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Questions

What does lutefish mean?
Any of a family of characiform fish (Citharinidae), including the genera Citharidium (one species), Citharinops (one species), and Citharinus (6 species).
Where does lutefish come from?
From lute + fish.

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