Today’s Spanish word of the day adds a little more to the last discussion about FISH words.
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Mariscos are shellfish like langostas (lobsters) plus mollusks like pulpo (octopus) and calamares (squid). |
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In Spanish there isn’t a word that directly translates as “seafood”. Instead, you have pescado (fish) and mariscos (shellfish/mollusks). Together they capture what we term seafood. |
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This comidas rapidas (fast food) restaurant in the Dominican Republic advertises fish, shellfish, and pica pollo (fried chicken). |
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A marisquería is a seafood restaurant. A pescadería is a seafood market. |
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When I asked this vendor in a pescadería in Puerto Montt, Chile how he could clean erizos (sea urchins) with bare hands, he answered: experience. |
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For an easy-to-use phrase book with all the Spanish words for the mariscos you will find in Spain, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, get Spanish for Cruisers: The Boater’s Complete Language Guide
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Until the next (time)! |