"blowfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blowfish [plural], blowfishes [plural]
Etymology: From blow + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blow|fish}} blow + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|blowfish|+}} blowfish (plural blowfish or blowfishes)
  1. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened. Translations (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe): أَسْمَاك بَالُون (ʔasmāk bālūn) [masculine] (Arabic), риба-таралеж (riba-taralež) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 河豚 (hétún) (Chinese Mandarin), kuglefisk (Danish), ކޮލި އާއިލާ (koli āilā) (Dhivehi), kogelvis [masculine] (Dutch), pallokala (Finnish), siilikala (Finnish), poisson ballon [masculine] (French), poisson globe [masculine] (French), ბურთით თევზი (burtit tevzi) (Georgian), Kugelfisch [masculine] (German), gömbhal (Hungarian), ígulfiskur [masculine] (Icelandic), buntal (Indonesian), iasc balún (Irish), pesce palla [masculine] (Italian), フグ (fugu) (Japanese), 河豚 (fugu) (alt: ふぐ) (Japanese), (fugu) (alt: ふぐ) (Japanese), 복어 (bogeo) (Korean), ᦔᦱᦗᦸᧂᦟᦳᧄ (ṗaapoanglum) (), buntal (Malay), ikan buntal (Malay), kōpūtōtara (Maori), niicháadii (Navajo), baîaku (Old Tupi), telebudel (Palauan), ryba rozdymkowata [feminine] (Polish), baiacu [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), peixe-balão [masculine] (Portuguese), fugu [masculine] (Portuguese), иглобрю́хая ры́ба (iglobrjúxaja rýba) [feminine] (Russian), ры́ба-соба́ка (rýba-sobáka) [feminine] (Russian), pez globo [masculine] (Spanish), blåsfisk [common-gender] (Swedish), pumutok isda (Tagalog), ปักเป้า (bpàk-gà-bpâo) (Thai), balon balığı (Turkish), cá bóng (Vietnamese), cá nóc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-blowfish-en-noun-~DKhraE8 Disambiguation of 'any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe': 93 7
  2. A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins. Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Tetraodontiforms Translations (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins): 河豚 (hétún) (Chinese Mandarin), fugu (Finnish), pallokala (Finnish), siilikala (Finnish), フグ (fugu) (Japanese), 河豚 (fugu) (alt: ふぐ) (Japanese), 복어 (bogeo) (Korean), fugu [masculine] (Portuguese), фу́гу (fúgu) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-blowfish-en-noun-tau4sNwN Disambiguation of Seafood: 23 77 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dhivehi translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lü translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Old Tupi translations, Terms with Palauan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Dhivehi translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Lü translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Tupi translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Palauan translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: balloonfish [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences], globefish [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences], puffer [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences], pufferfish [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences], swellfish [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences], fugu [food, lifestyle]

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          "word": "복어"
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      "word": "kuglefisk"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "pallokala"
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      "word": "siilikala"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Kugelfisch"
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      "word": "buntal"
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      "word": "iasc balún"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pesce palla"
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      "word": "フグ"
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      "word": "河豚"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "鰒"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "복어"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "ᦔᦱᦗᦸᧂᦟᦳᧄ"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "buntal"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "ikan buntal"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "kōpūtōtara"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "niicháadii"
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      "lang": "Old Tupi",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "baîaku"
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      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "telebudel"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ryba rozdymkowata"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "baiacu"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peixe-balão"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fugu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iglobrjúxaja rýba",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "иглобрю́хая ры́ба"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rýba-sobáka",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ры́ба-соба́ка"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pez globo"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "blåsfisk"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "pumutok isda"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpàk-gà-bpâo",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "ปักเป้า"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "balon balığı"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "cá bóng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe",
      "word": "cá nóc"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hétún",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "word": "河豚"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "word": "fugu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "word": "pallokala"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "word": "siilikala"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fugu",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "word": "フグ"
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      "alt": "ふぐ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "word": "河豚"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bogeo",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "word": "복어"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fugu"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fúgu",
      "sense": "a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "фу́гу"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.