"fish finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fish fingers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fish finger (plural fish fingers)
  1. (chiefly UK) A rectangular stick of processed fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling. Wikipedia link: fish finger Tags: UK Categories (lifeform): Fish Synonyms: fish stick [US], fishfinger Related terms: goujon Translations (stick of processed fish): 魚條 (Chinese Mandarin), 鱼条 (yútiáo) (Chinese Mandarin), visstick [masculine] (Dutch), kalapulk (Estonian), kalapuikko (Finnish), bâton de poisson [masculine] (French), bâtonnet de poisson [masculine] (French), Fischstäbchen [neuter] (German), halrudacska (Hungarian), méaróg éisc [feminine] (Irish), bastoncino di pesce [masculine] (Italian), žuvies piršteliai [masculine, plural] (Lithuanian), fiskepinne (Norwegian), paluszek [masculine] (Polish), paluszek rybny [masculine] (Polish), ры́бная па́лочка (rýbnaja páločka) [feminine] (Russian), palito de pescado [masculine] (Spanish), fiskpinne [common-gender] (Swedish), balık kroket (Turkish), çıtır balık (Turkish)

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      "word": "bastoncino di pesce"
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