fish-knife

See also: fish knife

English

Etymology

From Middle English fyschknyff.

Noun

fish-knife (plural fish-knives)

1. A knife for cutting and serving fish at table.
2. A table knife with spatula-shaped blade designed for eating fish.

Alternative forms

• fish knife

Translations

table knife for eating fish

• French: couteau à poisson (fr) m
• Galician: pa de peixe (gl) f, coitelo de peixe (gl) m
• German: Fischmesser (de) n
• Greek: ψαρομάχαιρο (el) n (psaromáchairo), μαχαίρι του ψαριού (machaíri tou psarioú)
• Italian: coltello da pesce m
• Polish: nóż do ryb m

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