"hilsa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hilsas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi हिल्सा (hilsā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|हिल्सा}} Hindi हिल्सा (hilsā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hilsa (plural hilsas)
  1. Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia. Categories (lifeform): Herrings Synonyms (Tenualosa ilisha): hilsa shad, ilish Translations (fish): ইলীহ (ilih) (Assamese), ইলীহি (ilihi) (Assamese), ইলিছ (ilis) (Assamese), ইলিশ (iliś) (Bengali), হিলসা (Bishnupriya Manipuri), ငါးသလောက် (nga:sa.lauk) (Burmese), મોદાર (modār) (Gujarati), हिल्सा (hilsā) (Hindi), ヒルサ (hirusa) (Japanese), イリッシュ (irisshu) (Japanese), ଇଲିଶି (iliśi) (Odia), پلو (pallu) (Sindhi), పులస (pulasa) (Telugu)

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