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seafood

sea·food
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see-food]
    • /ˈsiˌfud/
    • /ˈsiː.fuːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-food]
    • /ˈsiˌfud/

Definitions of seafood word

  • noun seafood any fish or shellfish from the sea used for food. 1
  • noun seafood edible fish, shellfish 1
  • uncountable noun seafood Seafood is shellfish such as lobsters, mussels, and crabs, and sometimes other sea creatures that you can eat. 0
  • noun seafood edible saltwater fish or shellfish 0
  • noun seafood food prepared from or consisting of saltwater fish or shellfish 0
  • noun seafood food prepared from any fish 0

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Origin of seafood

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Seafood

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

seafood popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

seafood usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with seafood

  • how to make seafood gumbo?
  • how to make seafood salad?
  • what seafood can a pregnant woman eat?
  • where to get fresh seafood?

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