Blowfish is a delicacy in Japan.
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Blowfish
//ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ//
Synonyms for "blowfish" (15 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (7)
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Translations
54 translations across 35 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- أَسْمَاك بَالُون noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Bulgarian
1 entries- риба-таралеж noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Cebuano
1 entries- butiti noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 河豚 noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- 河豚 noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
Danish
1 entries- kuglefisk noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Dhivehi
1 entries- ކޮލި އާއިލާ noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Dutch
1 entries- kogelvis noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Finnish
4 entries- fugu noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
- pallokala noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- pallokala noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
- siilikala noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
French
2 entries- poisson ballon noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- poisson globe noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Georgian
1 entries- ბურთით თევზი noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
German
1 entries- Kugelfisch noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Hungarian
1 entries- gömbhal noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Icelandic
1 entries- ígulfiskur noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Indonesian
1 entries- buntal noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Irish
1 entries- iasc balún noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Italian
1 entries- pesce palla noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Japanese
4 entries- フグ noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- フグ noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
- 河豚 noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- 河豚 noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
Kapampangan
1 entries- butiti noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Korean
2 entries- 복어 noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- 복어 noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
Lü
1 entries- ᦔᦱᦗᦸᧂᦟᦳᧄ noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Malay
2 entries- buntal noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- ikan buntal noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Māori
1 entries- kōpūtōtara noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Navajo
1 entries- niicháadii noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Nheengatu
1 entries- mamayakú noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Old Tupi
1 entries- baîaku noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Palauan
1 entries- telebudel noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Polish
1 entries- ryba rozdymkowata noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Portuguese
4 entries- baiacu noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- fugu noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- fugu noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
- peixe-balão noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Russian
3 entries- иглобрю́хая ры́ба noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- ры́ба-соба́ка noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- фу́гу noun (a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins)
Spanish
2 entries- orbe noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- pez globo noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Swedish
1 entries- blåsfisk noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Tagalog
1 entries- butete noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Thai
1 entries- ปักเป้า noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Turkish
1 entries- balon balığı noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cá bóng noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
- cá nóc noun (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Where the waves wish-wash, and the foghorn blows, And the blowfish nibble at your toes - oes - oes, The blowfish nibble at your toes.
Source: wiktionary
Fugu, the blowfish or globefish, offers taste, health and adventure in every bite.
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.