🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Meeresfrüchte

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmeːʁəsˌfʁyːxtə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Seafood/ˈsiː.fuːd/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Meeresfrüchte sind eine Delikatesse in vielen Küstenregionen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Edible marine animals and plants, especially fish and shellfish.

    "Many people enjoy seafood dishes like shrimp scampi and clam chowder."
  2. 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 'seafood' is derived from the combination of 'sea', which comes from Old English 'sǣ', and 'food', from Old English 'fōda'. The term has evolved over centuries to refer specifically to edible marine life, including fish and shellfish, commonly consumed in various cultures.

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