"fish slice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fish slices [plural]
Etymology: fish + slice (“spatula”) Etymology templates: {{com|en|fish|slice|t2=spatula}} fish + slice (“spatula”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fish slice (plural fish slices)
  1. (British) A kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs (commonly, burgers and omelettes) in a frying pan; a spatula. Tags: British Categories (topical): Kitchenware Synonyms: fish trowel, turner, pancake turner
    Sense id: en-fish_slice-en-noun-MEOpv1Km Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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