turbot

[ tur-buht ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) tur·bot, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) tur·bots.

1. a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond-shaped body: valued as a food fish.
2. any of several other flatfishes.
3. a triggerfish.

turbot

/ ˈtɜːbət /

noun

1. a European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus , having a pale brown speckled scaleless body covered with tubercles: family Bothidae . It is highly valued as a food fish
2. any of various similar or related fishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbot¹

1250–1300; Middle English turbut < Anglo-French; Old French tourbot < Medieval Latin turb ( ō ) turbot ( Latin: top; apparently applied to the fish because of its outline; turbine, turbit ) + Old French -ot noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbot¹

C13: from Old French tourbot , from Medieval Latin turbō , from Latin: spinning top, from a fancied similarity in shape; see turbit , turbine

Example Sentences

Viewers may emerge from “The Taste of Things” desperate to find a restaurant that serves a good vol-au-vent, a turbot in hollandaise sauce or the meringue-coated ice cream confection known as baked alaska.

From New York Times

If you want to use a flat fish such as flounder, turbot or sole, your roasting time might be shorter, so start checking earlier.

From Seattle Times

Each course is practically a feast unto itself: vol-au-vent, roasted veal loin, poached turbot, baked Alaska — and that’s just the first half-hour.

From Los Angeles Times

Diana is reported to have ordered an appetizer of mushrooms and asparagus, and then sole; for Dodi, turbot.

From Seattle Times

Climate change has affected Nunavut's fisheries industry, which mainly catches turbot and shrimp for export to Asia, both for better and worse.

From Reuters