halibut meaning

UK US /ˈhæləbət/ 3 syllables

halibut (noun): lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific.

halibut has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

halibut as a noun

  1. lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific

    Type of: flatfish

  2. marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

    Synonyms: holibut

    Type of: flatfish

How to pronounce halibut

halibut is pronounced /ˈhæləbət/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in UT · 7-letter words

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